In standard time, every 15 degrees of longitude (east or west) is equivalent to one hour on the clock
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: TRUE
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Conflict minerals
A. are those that display two different colors depending on the direction in which they are viewed. B. are those that have a substantially reduced hardness in one crystal direction in comparison to other crystal directions. C. are those that represent the primary assets of a country that are surrendered to the victor in a war between nations. D. are those mined in countries as a principal source of revenue to support warring factions or repressive governments.
Africa's most populous country is Nigeria.
a. true b. false
Explain why the Great Basin area of the western United States is dry. What term is applied to this type of desert?
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Tropical rain forests cover about 2% of the Earth's land surface, and
a. contain about 2% of the Earth's total biodiversity b. contain less than 10% of the Earth's total biodiversity c. contain no more than one-fourth of the Earth's total biodiversity d. contain up to one-half of the Earth's total biodiversity e. scientists currently do not know how much of the Earth's total biodiversity is contained in tropical rainforests, although they suspect it is very high