Discuss the order of events that occurred during the breakup of Pangaea. What will be an ideal response?
North America rifted from Gondwana. Antarctica and Australia rifted from South America
and Africa. India rifted away from Gondwana and moved northward. South America and
Africa began rifting apart in the Jurassic. By the end of the Cretaceous, Australia and
Antarctica had rifted from each other. During the Cenozoic, Australia moved northward and
Greenland rifted from Europe and North America.
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A) disappearing. B) growing as containers of political and economic power. C) becoming sites of transnational flows and connections. D) becoming irrelevant. E) trying to spread the benefits of globalization.
Which of the following types of radiation might be best for medical imaging?
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a. True b. False
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