When Geographer Wilbur Zelinsky Found a Greater Density of Cemeteries

question 10

Multiple Choice

When geographer Wilbur Zelinsky found a greater density of cemeteries in the upper south, he concluded that:

• A) death rates are higher in the upper south.
• B) cremation is more frequently used in other parts of the United States.
• C) family and neighborhood cemeteries are more common in the upper south.
• D) in ground burial in required in the states of the upper south.
• E) this is a long-settled part of the United States, with many deaths over the years.

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