The High Plains aquifer
A) has little importance as a freshwater resource.
B) was not heavily mined until the 1960s.
C) is also known as the Garber-Wellington Aquifer.
D) is North America's largest known aquifer system.
D
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Where do the hurricanes that wrack the Caribbean originate?
A) in the Gulf of Mexico near Miami, Florida B) in the Caribbean Sea, due east of Honduras C) just east of the Lesser Antilles, in the Atlantic Ocean D) off the coast of West Africa E) in the Pacific Ocean, just south of Guatemala
Air flow in a Northern Hemisphere high pressure zone is
A) inward, upward and counterclockwise. B) downward, inward and clockwise. C) inward, upward and clockwise. D) downward, outward and counterclockwise. E) downward, outward and clockwise.
Which of the following is most responsible for some of the high death rates in the African countries of Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
What will be an ideal response?
A thrust fault ____
A)is the opposite of a dip-slip fault B)is a special case of a reverse fault where the dip is greater than 45o C)is a special case of a reverse fault where the dip is less than 45o D)is caused by shear stress E)can be right-lateral or left-lateral