Which numbered site is likely to have exposure of crystalline rocks?
A) 1, the continental shield
B) 2, the continental platform
C) 3, a basin in the continent
D) 4, a continental shelf
E) 5, a deep sediment-filled basin next to the continent
A) 1, the continental shield
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Geographic factors are important when considering environmental issues or when evaluating potential sites for new agricultural area or business because
A) location and spatial distributions often affect environmental, social, or economic behavior. B) the most important environmental issues and the advantages of sites for new agricultural areas or businesses are often the same across space. C) environmental policies and zoning regulations seldom consider geographic factors. D) it is seldom important to investigate environmental issues or evaluate potential sites from a holistic approach.
What is a gyre?
a. A type of vertical circulation b. A circular flow of water around the periphery of an ocean basin c. A type of thermohaline current d. A type of current along the western margins of ocean basins
In what ways are slope-stability maps useful to planners and developers? What will be an ideal response?
Economic recessions have a particularly strong impact on demand for what product from the Pacific Northwest?
A) Timber B) Salmon C) Computers D) Airplanes