Regional differences causing diversity within the same language, such as 'soda' versus 'pop', are known as:
A) Creoles
B) Dialects
C) Jargons
D) Vernaculars
B) Dialects
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Briefly describe how alluvial fans are formed. Why do you think there is more than one stream on the Trail Canyon alluvial fan? Relate your answer to the process by which alluvial fans are formed.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following most likely indicates that the sea level has fallen relative to the land?
A) Offshore sand bars that have become coastal dunes B) The presence of coral reefs on land C) Wave-cut notches and platforms that are above sea level D) Marine terraces E) All of these are correct.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Politically, Europe is a very fragmented region. 2. Corn (maize) and the potato were unknown in Europe until after the voyages of discovery starting in the fifteenth century. 3. Under the nation-state idea, each nation can be free to govern itself only if it has its own state (country). 4. Since the 1800s, glaciers in alpine valleys have advanced. 5. The Danube River is Europe's longest and most used for transportation of freight.
Burkina Faso represents a nation in which
A) there is a strong middle class, allowing women to marry later, find employment, and have small families. B) long life spans have produced a large elderly population, supported by good social services. C) many women are illiterate, marry early and have large families, partly because the infant mortality rate is very high. D) medical facilities are excellent, and women are having fewer children because infant mortality has dropped dramatically.