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Why is a location on the ocean often a good place for a new settlement?

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It provides water and natural resources as well as transportation opportunities

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Which map would you choose if you wanted to know where countries are in relation to one another?

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political

Front

Droughts occur in many regions around the world throughout the year. The most damaging effect of a drought is

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Droughts can lead to desertification, loss of crops, and wildfires.

Front

Which of the following natural hazards is LEAST likely to occur in Texas? tornado, hurricane, flooding, earthquake

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earthquake

Front

Which of the following maps shows a correct rain shadow?

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Front

This map shows the climate zones of the world. What is the most likely cause of the characteristics present in the tropical zone? Options: wind, mountains, elevation, latitude

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latitude

Front

What percentage of the world’s population lives in the Northern Hemisphere?

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90%

Front

______________ is to the study of land configurations of the Earth.

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Plate tectonics

Front

Earthquakes are the result of which of the following? Changing air pressure in the earth's atmosphere, Softening of mantle rock on the earth's surface, Shifting of plates in the lithosphere, Erosion along the coastline

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Shifting of plates in the lithosphere

Front

Which two hazards are usually located along plate boundaries?

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Volcanos and earthquakes