1)which policy of the former soviet union had a dramatic effect on the lifestyle of people in kazakhstan?
a. planting crops on the steppes
b. forcing nomadic people onto collective farms
c. introducing herding to the steppes
d. exploring for petroleum resources

2)
the irrigation of lowland river valleys has decreased the fresh water flowing into the caspian sea, which in turn has caused a reduction in
a. fish
b. sewage
c. crops
d. pollution

Say whether each of the following statements relates to the influence on weathering by rock composition, rock properties, or climate. 1.exposed rock in the mountains of alaska 2.a lack of fractures in an outcrop3.quartz is rarely affected by dissolution, hydrolysis, or oxidation4.high porosity (a large amount of space between grains in a rock)5.rocks on the coast of a tropical island6.minerals that dissolve in the presence of waterthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soils weathering ratesthe good earth/chapter 9: weathering and soilscompositional control1.weathering is faster in rocks composed of weaker material or material that is easily converted to weaker material (such as feldspars)2.weathering is faster in rocks made up of minerals that dissolve in water (salt, gypsum)3.weathering is slower in rocks made of resistant materials (quartz)rock property control1.weathering is faster in rocks that allow air and water in (porous, fractured)2.fractures are natural weathering surfaces3.igneous and metamorphic rocks generally have low porosity –do you think they are particularly susceptible to weathering

Seed plants that lived during the carboniferous impact life on earth today because a. they are the ancestors of all plant life on earth. b. their remains formed coal, which is an important resource. c. they produced fossils that are used to date many geologic events. d. their presence caused oxygen levels to drop, allowing animals to evolve.

In 2009, the author pawel bozyk, described brazil as a newly industrialized country. while its economy had not yet reached that of highly developed countries, brazil has moved itself into being a significant member of the international economy. what economic model does brazil fit into, regarding its development path?