The answer should be True
The Earthquake epicenter is located next to the Japanese islands, as it is seen and labeled on the picture.
The tectonic plate that is to the right and below the epicenter is the Pacific Plate- this is easy to see on the picture.
The plate to the left is a little more confusing, but if you look closely, it is the Okhotsk plate- you know this because there are no boundaries between the name of the plate and the epicenter.
U.S. involvement in the affairs of countries in the Middle East is a long, complicated, and tenuous history. The simple answer is that the United States has been involved in conflicts in the Middle East because of its relationships with countries and governments in that region and more broadly its desire to assert its influence in this vital region of the world that has unfortunately been rife with conflict. During the Cold War the Middle East was very much a battleground between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the fight for resources, influence, and power. This has continued today as new rivalries and conflicts have developed even without the Soviet Union.
Answer:
Off the Atlantic seaboard of the United States, the Gulf Stream flows at a rate nearly 300 times faster than the typical flow of the Amazon River. The velocity of the current is fastest near the surface, with the maximum speed typically about 5.6 miles per hour.
Explanation:
Defining Storm surge: A storm surge is an abnormal rise of water caused by a storm.
Two examples in the past of a Storm surge event happening.
1. Ash Wednesday storm - March 1962
2. Nor'Ida - November 2009
