The Roden Crater Project began in __ a) 1975 b) 1982 c) 1972 d) 1989
Geography has much to offer to the study of globalization because it __ is the best discipline ignores science to focus on understanding It is a wide, or integrative field of study is the most mathematical of disciplines
Which process causes minerals to become concentrated in certain areas? A) Volcanic activity B) Erosion C) Desalination D) Siltation Question 13 (5 points)
What fracture type does pyrite exhibit? irregular conchoidal both irregular and conchoidal
Which is NOT part of the definition of a mineral? Inorganic Solid Man-made Specific Structure
Which word describes a mineral's tendency to break along planes of weakness? cleavage luster specific gravity fracture
When rocks are undergoing metamorphism, they melt. True or false? True False
Alfred Wegener was unsuccessful in proving his theory during his own lifetime primarily because he himself was not a trained scientist. True False
13. What hypothesis states that the continents were once joined to form a single supercontinent? sea-floor spreading paleomagnetism continental drift plate tectonics
Reconstructing Pangea puts today's northern landmasses at the __ and the southern landmasses at the __ north pole; south pole equator; north pole south pole; north pole equator; south pole
How does the Coriolis effect influence global wind patterns? A. It causes winds to blow toward the poles in both the northern and southern hemispheres. B. It causes winds to be deflected to the right in both the northern and southern hemispheres. C. It causes winds to blow westward in the southern hemisphere and eastward in the northern hemisphere. D. It causes winds to be deflected to the left in the southern hemisphere and to the right in the northern hemisphere.
Which of the land masses found within Oceania provided the most terrestrial resources to humans? High Volcanic Islands The Tundra Coral Atolls Continental Landmasses
Question 5 (0.5 points) A Granite might metamorphose into a(n) __ Serpentinite Marble Gneiss Anthracite
The rain shadow effect is responsible for the formation of which of the following? the Sahara desert the Mojave desert the Grand Canyon the Brazilian rain forest the Great Plains
What is an example of a shoreline of emergence? ria coastline estuary marine terrace fjord delta
Which of the following an example of organic chemical sedimentary rock? rock salt chert oolitic limestone bituminous coal
What does Ganymede have that signals a partially molten interior? Rings Magnetic field Ice floes Retrograde rotation
Which concept is described in the theory proposed by Hess? Continents do not move. Cool rock pushes through the crust. Trenches are site's of seafloor spreading. Mid-ocean ridges are sites of seafloor spreading.
Absolute dating techniques can work with any type of material. True False
When the Aswan High Dam was completed, it formed a reservoir called Lake Nasser. True False Question 20 (1 point) Water is scarce in North Africa, so most people live near the Nile River and on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. True False Question 21 (1 point) Pastorialism is a type of agriculture focused on grazing livestock. True False
