What geographer first came up with the term Megalopolis, and how have geographers used this concept to understand urban patterns in the Atlantic Northeast?
What will be an ideal response?
The French geographer Jean Gottmann coined the term Megalopolis.
Geographers have used the term to understand city growth as the cities of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, and Baltimore have grown to the point where they, in effect, have become one large city.
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Why is the formation of iron hydroxide, Fe(OH)2, from Fe2+ and OH- not considered an oxidation-reduction reaction?
A. The iron is only oxidized and nothing is reduced. B. The iron is only reduced, not oxidized. C. Iron can never be oxidized or reduced. D. The Fe2+ ion is not changed during this chemical reaction.
Why might the emission of radon gas be useful in predicting earthquakes?
A) Potentially active faults emit large amounts of radon. B) Radon gas indicates activity in the mantle, which drives plate tectonics. C) Fracturing of the rocks allows radon to move more readily. D) Radon gas causes seismic gaps.
The science that studies Earth's past climates is
A) dendrochronology. B) paleoclimatology. C) climate change science. D) meteorology.
Volcanoes and earthquakes are concentrated along the margins of lithospheric plates.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)