Which statement best describes the age of the seafloor?
select one:
a. it is constant throughout the world.
b. it is younger near the center and older near the continents.
c. it is older near the center and younger near the continents.
d. the seafloor is the newest landform on earth.
the pangaea theory supports the theory of plate tectonics because
select one:
a. it is based on the idea that there were several land masses when earth was first created
b. it is based on the idea that all the present continents were one supercontinent
c. it does not require scientists to support the notion that earth’s plates can move
d. one day, earth will have one large land mass again
what is a subduction zone?
select one:
a. a place where one plate is pushed down under another, such that it melts into the mantle
b. a place where two plates collide and mountains form
c. a place where hot material from the core rises through the mantle
d. a place where the seafloor is spreading

Adesert is an example of a(n) and the gobi desert is an example of a(n) a. ecosystem biome b. biome ecosystem c. ecosystem climate d. climate biome

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps

What is the difference between the cultures of central asia and the caucasus region? the majority of people in central asia are muslim; the majority in the caucasus region are christian. the primary language in central asia is armenian; the primary language in the caucasus region is russian. central asia has been plagued by ethnic unrest; the caucasus region has had little ethnic conflict. the effects of soviet rule can still be seen in central asia; the caucasus region has developed its own identity since the fall of the ussr.