Which of the Following Is a Reason for the Enormous

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a reason for the enormous economic development of the United States in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

• A) the insertion of the US colonies into several triangular trades
• B) the enormous amount of land and natural resources
• C) the creation of a "megastate" after the end of the Civil War
• D) all of these

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Definitions:

Ash Column

A large plume of volcanic ash that is ejected into the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption.

Composite Volcanoes

Volcanic structures formed from alternating layers of lava flows, ash, and other volcanic debris.

Island Arc

Curved chains of volcanic islands located at convergent tectonic plate boundaries, often formed from the subduction of an oceanic plate under another oceanic plate.

Mid-ocean Ridge

An underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics, that marks the site of upwelling magma creating new oceanic crust.