The U.S. Bureau of the Census has created a method of measuring the functional area of a city, known as the metropolitan statistical area

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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The moderately leached soil rich in aluminum and iron compounds that is characteristic of the eastern United States is a ________ type of soil.

A. marble B. laterite C. pedalfer D. pedocal

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If an earthquake occurred near the oceanic trench in this figure, which one of the following hazards is likely to threaten the town of Mesaview?



A) Ground shaking
B) Liquefaction of soils and other weak materials because of shaking
C) Landslides and other slope failures caused by shaking
D) Destruction by a tsunami

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As two oceanic plates diverge at mid-ocean ridges, melting of the rising mantle occurs due to

A. decompression. B. the addition of water. C. the addition of heat.

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A deep-water wave occurs when the water depth is equal to at least ________

A) the fetch B) wave height C) wavelength D) 1/2 of the wavelength E) 1/20 of the wavelength

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