What are mobile belts of a continent?


Mobile belts are elongated areas of mountain-building activity along the margins of the continent.

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In the northern hemisphere, objects are deflected to the

A) right, but based on objects moving to the north or south only. B) left, but based on objects moving to the north or south only. C) right, irrespective of which way it is moving. D) left, irrespective of which way it is moving.

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The isobars are straight lines oriented from north to south, with low pressure to the east. The pressure gradient force is oriented from

A) east to west B) north to south C) south to north D) southwest to northeast E) west to east

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Development of an ecological community on a site previously devoid of life is called secondary succession.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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A continent has an oceanic trench offshore of its coast. Which of the following is probably not present along this side of the continent?

A) A mountain belt B) Earthquakes C) Volcanoes D) Melting along a midocean ridge E) Subduction of an oceanic plate

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