When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Prime Meridian
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The International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling was imposed in 1986 . Following this:
a. Worldwide commercial whaling was completely eliminated. b. There was no change in the number of whales killed outside U.S. waters. c. Whale killing declined, and only 1,400 whales were killed in 2008, compared to over 42,000 in 1970 . d. Even Japan stopped commercial whaling. e. Commercial whaling actually increased in some areas outside the U.S.
One possible way to decrease the magnitude of an earthquake is to ____
A)build more earthquake-proof structures B)replace rigid soil with soil that will liquefy during an earthquake C)use drilling equipment to dig into fractured rock and release pressure D)inject fluid into fractured rocks E)inject concrete into fractured rocks
The international regime for aviation is dominated by
A) large corporations. B) small, short-hop providers. C) multi-national corporations. D) international partners. E) nation-states.
The characteristic of projections that portray accurate sizes but distort the shapes of landmasses is called ________.
A) conformality
B) sinusoidal
C) equivalence
D) azimuthality
E) polyconic