For a digital elevation model, ____ is the practice of stretching the vertical scale to enhance the relief of an area
a. scalar magnification
b. vertical exaggeration
c. remote sensing
d. scaling
e. contouring
b
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Which of the following are produced by thermal factors as opposed to dynamic factors?
A. Equatorial low and polar high B. Subtropical high and subpolar low C. Pacific high and Icelandic low D. Aleutian low and Bermuda high
Massacres of Armenians were carried out in the late 1800s and early 1900s by
A. the Ottoman government B. the Soviet government C. the Roman empire D. the Assyrian empire
The phenomenon in which warm waters move across the Pacific Ocean toward South America is called ___________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In a sequence of sedimentary rocks, you find a layer of poorly sorted sedimentary rock that includes many scratched cobbles. Below this layer is a body of granite that has a polished upper surface bearing many striations
How would you interpret such a rock sequence? What will be an ideal response?