What are the historical and economic explanations for urban dominance and urban primacy in Latin America?

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In large part Latin America exhibits urban dominance and primacy because a few key cities, during the colonial period, were the principal locations of investment. Following independence, these select cities continued to receive the lion's share of investment; rural-to-urban migration patterns intensified the concentration of population in these cities.

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Most of the livestock grown in North America are

A. Kept in pastures during the summer and barns during the winter. B. Confined in CAFOs. C. Held in pasture year-round. D. Exported to Europe after slaughter. E. Kept in pastures during the day and barns at night.

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A projectile that is fired vertically at 11.2 km/s from Earth's surface will

A. escape from Earth. B. go into circular orbit about Earth. C. rise and fall back to Earth's surface. D. follow an uncertain path.

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The half life of Uranium-238 is 4.5 billion years. Approximately how much of the radioactive Uranium-238 parent isotope is left in a rock that is 4 billion years old?

  1. 25%
  2. 45%
  3. 55%
  4. 75%

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The heaviest precipitation on Caribbean islands tends to be

A. on the southwest coast B. on the northeast-facing hills C. on the west coast D. on the capital city

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