Earth's orbit varies from nearly a circle to an ellipse and back again in about:a
1,000,000 years.
b. 100,000 years.
c. 10,000 years.
d. 1,000 years.
e. 100 years.
B
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A) Abyssal plain B) Continental rise C) Continental shelf D) Continental slope E) Shoreline
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What will be an ideal response?
Reducing population growth rates in poor countries can be accomplished by ________
A) reproducing beyond replacement fertility B) economic disasters C) valuing the birth of a son D) education of women E) illness in infants