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Explanation:
transform faults, where tectonic plates are grinding past each other.
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C. There is more usable freshwater below the earth's surface than there is above it.
Explanation:
A. Most of earth's freshwater is found in lakes and rivers.
Although lakes and river are one of the surface water that house the highest percentage of fresh water (about 0.3%) but most of the earths fresh water are not found in lakes and rivers but are found in ground water and ice caps and glaciers. This statement is definitely not true.
B. Almost half of the water in the U.S. is used for mining and industry.
According to USGS(US geological survey) most water usage in the US is for thermoelectric power and irrigation followed by public supply before the use for mining and industry comes in. The statement is wrong to say almost half of the water in the US is used for mining and industry.
C. There is more usable freshwater below the earth's surface than there is above it.
Fresh water in ground water constitute about 30.1 % fresh water found in the earth. In fact some of the fresh water found on surface water bodies like rivers migrated from ground water. Groundwater is the largest reservoir of usable fresh water. The statement is correct and it is true.
D. Water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves in most other liquids.
Water is regarded as a universal solvent because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid not because it dissolve in most other liquids.
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a. 3. Global scale
b. 2. Synoptic scale
c. 1. Mesoscale
d. 4. Microscale
Explanation:
Mesoscale helps meteorologists to identify the movement of storms and its formation. It is an intermediate scale between weather systems and micro climate. Synoptic scale in meteorology is the large scale for cyclone movements. It records movement per 1000 kilometres of 620 miles.
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Formal regions are used to outline governmental, physical, cultural and economic areas. Examples<span> include, Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the Islamic World, or the rice growing areas. Hope this helps!
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northwest
Explanation:
Both the Tug Hill Plateau and the Catskills are located in the northeastern part of the United States. Relative to each other though, the Tug Hill Plateau is located northwest of the Catskills, while the Catskills are located on the southeast of the Tug Hill Plateau.
The Tug Hill Plateau is a highland region. Despite the name it is not a plateau, but instead it is a cuesta. It is composed of sedimentary rocks. The regions has very beautiful surroundings and beautiful nature. It is one of the places in the United States with the most snowfall in winter.
The Catskills are mountains that are part of the Appalachian Mountain Range. They are not very high, instead they can be considered as small elevation mountains. The Catskills have very dense forests, and they have lot of rivers and streams cutting through them.
Both of these places are very attractive destination for the weekend or for vacations of the people of the surrounding area.
