Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism Were Opposing Theories from the Nineteenth Century

question 45

Multiple Choice

Uniformitarianism and catastrophism were opposing theories from the nineteenth century concerning

• A) the origin of species.
• B) the theory of natural selection.
• C) the processes by which the major natural features of the earth were created.
• D) choices among variants of evolutionary theory.

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