Which of the following is a real-world example of isostatic adjustment?
A) Continental margin of North America extending to create a forearc basin in California
B) African continent bulging upward when moving over a mantle plume
C) Downwarping of the continent in Illinois due to subduction of slabs of oceanic lithosphere
D) Rebound of the landmass around Hudson Bay after glacial ice sheets have retreated
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
A legislative rider is
A. a special amendment that can be added to a bill only with unanimous consent of the legislative body. B. a device whereby legislators attach to unrelated bill's amendments that lacked enough public support to become law on their own. C. a congressional staff method of moving bill's between subcommittees. D. a means by which the judicial branch of government can modify a law passed by Congress.
The ratio of the number of farmers to the amount of arable land is known as the ________ density
A) physiological B) scientific C) arithmetic D) agricultural E) hypothetical
A sedimentary rock formed in an environment with abundant organic matter and with no free oxygen would be which color?
a. green b. brown c. black d. red
The High Plains aquifer irrigates about one-fifth of all U.S. cropland
Indicate whether the statement is true or false