How did the discovery of valuable mineral resources change the character of western North America?

Q: Why are physical geographers interested in globalization of the economy?

A: GLOBALIZATION: Although globalization is a term usually restricted to economics and the social scien...

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A: The headlight of your new car turns yellow and foggy after five years due to Chemical Weathering.  C...

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A: According to the tidal levels was observed at the Fernandina Beac, the town of Fernandina Beach is l...

Q: Radiocarbon dating works until approximately ______ years before present, when all c14 has deteriora...

A: Radiocarbon dating (also referred to as carbon dating or carbon-14 dating) is a method used to estim...

Q: Looking at an Urban Heat Island profile, where would the highest temperatures typically be located? ...

A: Urban Heat Island(UHI): Urban heat Island (UHI) is the condition of an urban area or a commercial ar...

Q: Question 1 Tell whether the following scenario represents Physical, Chemical or Biological weatherin...

A: ANSWER: (1) No answer text provided. ANSWER: (2) Biological Weathering EXPLANATION: weathering cause...

Q: Earth would receive a surplus of solar energy at which of the following latitudes?

A: Latitude and Energy Balance The vertical ray of the Sun appearing (fig.1) to pass between the two t...

Q: How did soil quality affect the lives of the Coahuiltecan?

A: COAHUILTECAN: This name 'Coahuiltecan' is derived from Coahuila, the state in New Spain where they w...

Q: The Mississippi River in the U.S has about 56% of the drainage area of The Amazon River Basin in Sou...

A: STREAM DISCHARGE: Stream discharge or discharge is the volume of water moving down a stream or a riv...

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A: Isotherm: Isotherms are imaginary lines drawn on the maps joining places of equal temperature reduce...

Q: Describe the similarities and differences between debris flow and a debris slide.

A: Differences and Similarities between Debris Flow and Debris Slide Differences1) Debris flow is ...

Q: Distinguish among contact, shear, and hydrothermal metamorphism. Define the term foliation. Describe...

A: The process of Metamorphism can take place in a variety of different environments where special cond...

Q: In total, the McCarty Glacier has retreated approximately _____ kilometers in 102 years.  Please sel...

A: McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier situated in Harding Icefield, Kenai Mountains, Kenai Peninsul...

Q: Explain why the winds in the middle and upper troposphere tend to blow from west to east in both the...

A: CORIOLIS FORCE: The Coriolis force acts of moving winds and changes its direction. In the southern h...

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A: During the seasonal period of the seas, the sea level increases or the floods rise before it hits it...

Q: Question 1 Igneous rocks form from: crystallization - cooling of magma compaction - cementation of s...

A: ROCKS: The most significant part of the outer crust of the earth is 'Lithosphere'. The literal meani...

Q: Compare and contrast the site locational patterns of Steel Mini-Mills and Integrated Mills in the U....

A: Comparison between the site location patterns of steel Mini-Mills and Integrated Mills in the U.S.: ...

Q: Plate Tectonics What are Convection Currents and why are they important to the movement of earth’s c...

A: CONVECTION CURRENTS: Convection currents are the movement in the interior of the earth in the form o...