A country's core area __ often contains the capital city incorporates the nation's largest population cluster exhibits the country's strongest cultural imprints contains the region with the country's most efficient communications networks All of the answer choices are correct.

A map of the ages of the sea floor shows __ the direction of the plate motions how much material was produced at the ridges during a given period of time the location of modern plate boundaries how fast the plates are moving

Compare Granite Basalt, and identify rock that had an intrusive origin. obsidian granite rhyolite basalt

Fill in the Blank Question Erosion is most likely to occur on the square of a meander, where stream velocity is higher.(Enter only one word per blank.)

A(n) __ is a downwarp or trough in a folded rock layer. syncline anticline pericline joint

At a divergent plate boundary: plates move apart and new crust forms. plates move apart and crust is destroyed. plates move together and one of them is destroyed. plates move side by side and both of them are destroyed.

What plate boundary would most likely contribute to extension? Convergent Divergent Detergent Contorted

Where would you expect to find a normal fault? At a contorted plate boundary At a divergent plate boundary At a convergent plate boundary On an abyssal plain In the plastic zone of a glacier

Which one of the following is used to determine absolute dates? Superposition Cross-cutting relationships Inclusions Radioactive isotopes

A piece of rock contained inside a larger rock is __ than the larger rock. older younger harder softer

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9. What geological feature was formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate? a) Mid-ocean Ridge b) Andes Mountains c) Alps d) Himalayan Mountains

Select the statement(s) that accurately describe metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rock is more compact and dense than other types of rock. Metamorphic rock is formed on the Earth's surface. Metamorphic rock is made from other types of rock. Metamorphic rock is formed as a result of heat and pressure. Metamorphic rock is formed from the layering of sediments.

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10. What is created when hot magma rises at divergent boundaries? a) Mountain ranges b) Subduction zones c) Deep ocean trenches d) New crust

8. Which fault marks the boundary between the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate? a) Anatolian Fault b) San Andreas Fault c) Mariana Trench d) East African Rift

Where are most of the nations where Spanish is the official national language? South and Central America Europe Africa

Which of the following accurately represents the processes that solidify sedimentary rock? combustion and solidification combination and pressure compaction and cementation convection and conduction

1. What causes high and low tides on Earth? The moon's gravitaional pull on Earth causes water to bulge on two sides of Earth. Water swells when tsunamis occur in two areas of Earth at the same time. Earth's rotation is so fast, water will swell and shrink twice daily. Earth is tilted on an axis, causing water to spread unevenly throughout the planet.

Why are population pyramids important for Geographers? (5 sentences) __

Peanuts, cotton Vidalia Onions, and pecans are produced in the fertile soil of this region. the Coastal Plain Region the Appalachian Plateau Region the Valley and Ridge Region the Piedmont Region