The Andes of South America are the best example of continuing orogeny at an oceanic-continental plate boundary

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Though the Green Revolution began with the attempt to develop high yielding hybrid seeds, it became apparent that a whole "package" of inputs became part of the change — these included the seeds and all of the following except

A) water B) fertilizer. C) pesticides. D) labor.

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When narrow waterways are vulnerable to military blockade or disruption it is called a

A) fossil water. B) hydropolitics. C) desalination. D) choke point. E) military checkpoint

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Radiocarbon dating is useful in dating event that occurred within the past________

a) 4 thousand years b) 40 thousand years c) 400 thousand years d) 4 million years e) 40 million years

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The outflow at the top of a hurricane prolongs the storm's lifespan because:

A) it helps to bring in cold air to strengthen the hurricane's eye. B) it provides an outlet for excess moisture that might otherwise "rain out" the storm. C) it prevents surface convergence from "filling in" the low-pressure center of the storm. D) it causes winds to converge at the top of the storm.

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