The Water Table Surface Mimics the Topography in an Area

question 52

Multiple Choice

The water table surface mimics the topography in an area because ________.

• A) hydraulic head forces it to stay close to the surface
• B) the permeability is lowest in hilly areas
• C) groundwater cannot penetrate below aquitards
• D) groundwater flow rates are so low

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Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery in future states to the north of the 36°30' parallel.

1820

A year notable for various global events, including the Missouri Compromise in the United States, which allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Louisiana Purchase

A significant 1803 event where the United States purchased approximately 828,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France.

McCulloch V. Maryland

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1819 that established the federal government’s implied powers over the states.