What is the second most valuable marine resource?
a. sand and gravel
b. oil and natural gas
c. coal deposits
d. salts
e. rare-earth elements
a
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. All regional boundaries are based on physical features. 2. The friction of distance increased between New York and Chicago following the building of railroads. 3. Language can be a pattern that exists on the earth's surface. 4. Globalization is essentially a geographic phenomenon.
"Glaciers have no defined cleavage planes, but instead flow plastically." Evaluate this statement
A) This statement is true, but it only applies to the upper part of a glacier. B) This statement is false. Ice has cleavage similar to the mineral mica, and ice behaves like mica would under the same pressure. C) This statement is partially true. The flow of glaciers is very slow and more similar to gravel than to plastic. D) This statement is false. Glaciers do flow plastically, but also have well-defined cleavage planes similar to mica.
The new urbanism tries to ________
A) provide low-cost, long-distance, mass transit systems B) keep business in a central location, near transportation centers C) develop walkable communities, with homes and businesses close together D) use tiered taxation to maintain inner cities as vibrant, livable communities E) use zoning to keep small neighborhoods intact