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Ninety percent of the worlds earthquakes occur around the

Pacific Ocean rim.

Imagine a planet with no magnetic field Such a planet probably does not have a

liquid core

Battles over the control of straits are often related to the control of

shipping routes

If you could dig one foot per minute how long would it take you to dig through the Earth's crust

Months

The surface of the planet is broken into several

tectonic plates
Continents

Imagine that you are the leader of a people who need a new place to settle Which is the most important factor in determining where you will live

A plentiful supply of food is the most important factor in determining a place to settle.

Erosion and weathering are caused mostly by

wind and water.

Battles over shipping routes often focus on the control of

straits

A civilization on a vast open plain with rich resources is likely to be

vulnerable to attack from warring civilizations.

As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered Earthlike planet how might you determine whether the planet has a crust composed of plates that move

As the geology officer on an expedition to a newly discovered Earthlike planet, you might determine whether the planet has a crust composed of plates that move by chains of volcanoes along continental coastlines.

Is a forest a landform or not a landform
Scientist know that the moon does not have a magnetic fieldthis probably means that the moon does not have

movement in its core.

The shapes and forms of land have a big effect on

~ All of the above

What type of geogaraphy is traffic

geo is human geo and physical geo

Arrange these events from the history of cartography in the order in which they occurred.

Piri Reis's map,

Mercator projection,

Captain Cook maps Newfoundland,

Robinson projection

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

Crust, Moho barrier, Mantle, Core

Match the feature or term in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2. A.Pangaea Super ocean B.Panthalassa Supercontinent C.Himalayas Caused by continents colliding D.Magma Generated in subduct

bb

What Match the layer of the earth in column 1 to the characteristics in column 2

Lower mantle: Close to outer core, Inner core: Dense solid iron, Outer core: Liquid iron, Upper mantle: Pushes the crust

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