Despite the Profound Effects That Earthquakes Have Had on Civilizations

question 20

Multiple Choice

Despite the profound effects that earthquakes have had on civilizations for so many centuries,systematic scientific observations were not made until the early _________ century,when good descriptions were made of earthquake effects on the land.

• A)thirteenth
• B)seventeenth
• C)eighteenth
• D)nineteenth
• E)twentieth

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