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1. The development of natural landscapes is best explained by which of the follo

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Question

1. The development of natural landscapes is best explained by which of the following choices?

A. Landscape uplift is an ongoing process to which erosional processes are constantly adjusting.

B. Landscape uplift occurs slowly due to plate tectonic processes while erosional processes work much more rapidly.

C. Mountain are rapidly built by plate tectonic processes, then slowly worn down by erosion.

D. There is no known relationship between landscape uplift and erosional processes.

2The climate BEST associated with the subtropical evergreen forests is:

A. moist subtropical

B. boreal forest

C. Mediterranean

D. wet-dry tropical

3. Wave action tends to converge within bays, but diverge around headlands.

Any recent sediment deposit transported by water is known to geologists as __________.   

A. True B. False

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER:

1) Landscape uplift occurs slowly due to plate tectonic processes while erosional processes work much more rapidly.

2) The climate BEST associated with the subtropical evergreen forests is MOIST TROPICAL

3) Wave action tends to converge within bays, but diverge around headlands is false they are refracted.