Answer:
A stream in a bedrock valley located 5000 feet above ultimate base level that is draining a mountainous region in the headwater of a stream system would have a _____.
high gradient, and a narrow and shallow channel with no floodplain
Explanation:
A bedrock valley has no alluvium mantling the bedrock over which it flows. Alluvium (consists of sand, gravel, silt, clay, and gravel, as well as other organic matters) mantlings or coverings are usually developed in the lower part of the river with the formation of floodplains and deltas. They may also be deposited at lakes or river banks. Headwater streams deliver nutrients and other organic materials (e.g. fallen leaves) to downstream regions to sustain downstream aquatic life.
Natural, it is not man made.
Answer:
Portugal is the leading producer of cork
Explanation:
Portugal makes up 52%
Spain makes up 32%
Italy makes up 6%
Answer: The two major geographic features provided on the east and west boundaries of piece of land are:
1. The land is "Louisiana Purchase".
2. The east boundary is "Mississippi".
3. The west boundary is "The Rockies".
Explanation: The Louisiana purchase is a piece of land of about 530,000 acres which was sold by France to the US President which was Thomas Jefferson in 1804.
Answer:
<em>The Minerals Management Service (MMS)</em>
Explanation:
In 2010 Deepwater Horizon project exploded and killed 11 people causing also the largest oil spill in US history.
The MMS was the federal agency responsible for overseeing offshore drilling, however, they had received financial favors (bribes) from oil companies and had a severe conflict of interest, they ignored science and underestimated environmental impacts in order to ensure the speedy approval of oil industry projects among other acts of negligence. The MMS was in part responsible for this event, or at the very least for not handling correctly.
