Why did the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints leave their homes in the eastern United States to settle in the Intermontane West?
A) They wanted to get away from the corrupting influence of big cities.
B) They were persecuted for their unusual religious beliefs.
C) Joseph Smith's prophecy told them of a "New Zion" in Utah.
D) The Mormons wanted to claim the prime agricultural land and the abundant resources of the Great Salt Lake before other groups.
B
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the magnetic iron-bearing minerals align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field and record ____________________ and ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Basalt lava flows primarily erupt in ____.?
a. ?rift zones b. ?continental collision zones c. ?subduction zones d. ?volcanic hotspots e. ?convergence zones
The zone that extends to just beyond where the waves break is called the ____________________ zone
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A ________ is an economically important material that cannot be replenished in a reasonable time frame, so once it has been consumed, there will not be any more
A) recycled material B) renewable resource C) nonrenewable resource D) plastic