How can surface uplift happen without forming mountains?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Because erosion acts at roughly the same rate.
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A) Indonesia had no marketable products. B) Indonesia had accumulated high levels of international debt. C) It suffered several years of drought and famine. D) Civil war drained resources and stifled manufacturing. E) The Dutch had used Indonesia largely for its tropical crops and invested little in transportation, health, or education in Indonesia.
Of the total energy that is intercepted at Earth's surface and available for work, about 25% is fixed by photosynthesis as carbohydrates in plants
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The environmental effects of damming rivers for hydropower are minimal
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Mexico's maquiladora plants
A) must operate far from the U.S.-Mexico border. B) employ more than five million laborers. C) have an advantage of proximity to Latin American markets. D) have an advantage of proximity to U.S. markets. E) have grown in number as factories have been closed in China.