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An earthquake zone is likely to be along

An earthquake zone is likely to be along fault lines or where two or more tectonic plates meet

or a chain of volcanoes parallel to a continental coast.

What type of rock is most likely to form in an earthquake zone

A metamorphic rock is most likely to form in an earthquake zone.

A biome will contain multiple

ecosystems

Which is the most important factor in determining where civilizations start

Plenty of food

While physical weathering will break a rock into chunks what turns the rock into soil

chemical weathering

Weathering turns what into what

rocks; soil

Which of these would be the best indications that a given mountain range was not formed by subduction

No oceanic coastline Absence of volcanic activity

A commonly held scientific estimate is that sea level has risen about 10 to 25 centimeters over the past

100

The people developed a culture that depends on longboats because they live a chain of islands

fijian

Put these layers of the Earth in order starting at the outermost layer and going inward. crustmoho barriercoremantle

Crust, Moho barrier, Mantle, Core

Considering only personal water use people in the developed world use about than people in the developing world.

100 times.

A civilization exists for several hundred years, developing its own language. such a civilization probably has been

isolated by mountains or some other physical barriers.

The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place is known as

Weather

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