The defining characteristic of a desert is
A. low rainfall
B. high temperatures
C. shifting sand dunes
D. all of the preceding
E. none of the preceding
Answer: A
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A) colonialism. B) neocolonialism. C) human rights. D) communism. E) nationalism.
What is the relationship of lava flows on Mauna Loa to the “Rift Zones” along the slopes of the volcano?
Look at the following volcanoes (note that the maps are of several different scales): • Mount Vsevidof (53°07'35"N, 168°41'16"W), a composite volcano in Alaska (shown on Map T-2, Map T-21b, and Figure 34-2) • Crater Mountain (37°52'42"N, 119°00'25"W), the highest peak of the Mono Craters, a chain of rhyolitic plug dome volcanoes in California (shown on Maps T-23a and T-23c) • SP Mountain (35°34'56"N, 111°37'55"W), a basaltic cinder cone in Arizona (shown on Maps T-22a and T-22b and Figure 34-3) • Mauna Loa (19°28'17"N, 155°35'41"W), a large shield volcano on the Big Island of Hawai‘i (shown on Maps T-1 and T-21a) What will be an ideal response?
_________ anchor plants to the ground, and ________ are the site of most of the photosynthesis in plants.
A. Roots; leaves B. Roots; stomata C. Shoots; leaves D. Stems; leaves
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)