Coastal erosion is greatest when the
1.coast has no offshore islands.
2.shore is made of hard rock, such as granite or basalt.
3.coast is only infrequently attacked by large waves.
4.shoreline has a great deal of tidal variation.
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Pastoralism
A) requires elaborate fencing networks and patterns to manage herds. B) is most commonly practiced in drier climates unsuitable for subsistence agriculture. C) is increasing in important in most parts of the world. D) has largely replaced intensive subsistence agriculture in Southeast Asia.
What, according to Kai Erikson, describes a “city of comrades”?
a. When community struggles to reunite post-disaster b. When there is renewed social solidarity that results after a disaster has subsided c. When the community itself feels betrayed d. When community becomes soiled and ruined
Stratospheric ozone destruction involves a complex series of reactions. These reactions begin with ________
A) UV from sunlight being trapped in the troposphere B) O3 reacting with industrial sulfuric acid C) O3 reacting directly with CFCs D) UV from sunlight causing Cl atoms to break free from CFCs E) UV from sunlight reacting directly with O3
This biome is characterized by a well-developed vertical structure with three distinct layers: an overstory, a middle canopy, and understory
A) midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest B) tropical rain forest C) desert D) Mediterranean shrubland