Based on your knowledge of isostasy, would you expect thicker or thinner crust beneath the Caribbean Islands (e.g., near D) than the continental region of Venezuela to the south?

What will be an ideal response?


Thinner—because the area is mostly below sea level.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The philosophy of classical economics developed by Adam Smith ________

A) assures equality between rich and poor B) advocates free-market policies that many credit for the tremendous gains in material prosperity of industrial nations C) proposes maintenance of economies through government restraint and regulation D) was adopted by the Aborigines in the Kakadu region of Australia E) argues that individuals acting in their own self-interest harm society

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a. True b. False

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