Geography

Why did the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issue a volcanic hazard warning for Mammoth Lakes in 1982?
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Caves are formed when rainwater mixes with the carbon dioxide in the air and
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True or false: Monitoring seismic waves and ground deformation are surefire methods for predicting impending volcanic eruptions.
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How would you divide the United States into cultural regions?
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If you pull on a rubber band it will change shape. The pull on the band is an example of applied _________. a) stress b) viscosity c) strain d) brittleness
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________ is a soil that has bedrock as its parent material. A) Residual soil B) Regolith C)HumusD) Transported soil
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In 1991, about 400 ______ events were observed prior to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. In hindsight, it appears the frequency of these events could have been used to predict the volcanic eruption.
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Volcanologists have estimated that about ______ people have died by volcanic activity in the past 500 years.
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Which country has the most limitations in trade and travel a) china b) north korea
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Igneous rocks composition have____ and _____ Relative to mafic igneous rocks
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What texture would you expect a thin, dark-coloured igneous sill across a valley to have?
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In general how often the most cinder cones erupt?
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Wind-blown sand deposits would most likely be __________ and __________.A) poorly sorted; well-roundedB) feldspar; poorly sortedC) very well-sorted; angularD) spherical; angularE) very well-sorted; well-rounded
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How does population attributes affects spatial relations
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What coal is soft, black in color, and produces soot upon handling?A)bituminousB) low-grade C)ligniteD)peatE)anthracite
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Which of the following is NOT a form of vegetation typically found in Africa's wet-dry climate areas?A. Tropical rainforestB. SavannasC. Open woodlandsD. Grasslands
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________ are smaller earthquakes of lesser magnitude that follow a major earthquake. A) Displacement B)RipplesC) Aftershocks D)Foreshocks
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Madison and Oxford are the same distance from the equator and they are both near the ocean. How does the air temperature of Madison compare to the air temperature of oxford?
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A measure decreases in the amount of outgassing from a volcano means that ______.
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Define performance standards in environmental policies and give a real-world example
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Suppose that an intermediate succession plant is surrounded by early succession plants and grows 0.5-inches per day. A flood comes through, removing the early succession plants, but not the intermediate succession plant, which has deeper roots. The intermediate succession plant is then observed to grow 1-inch per day. This observation indicates that early succession plants have a _______ effect on the intermediate succession plant and is most consistent with the _______ model of succession.A. positive; facilitationB. positive; toleranceC. negative; toleranceD. negative; inhibition
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If all the particles in a detrital sedimentary rock are nearly the same size, it is __________.A) very well-sortedB) sandstoneC) poorly sortedD) well-roundedE) a conglomerate
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at what tectonic setting is hawaii located? view available hint(s)for part a at what tectonic setting is hawaii located? oceanic hot spot transform boundary convergent oceanic-continental convergent oceanic-oceanic divergent oceanic-oceanic
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