It Is Predicted That by the Year 2010 About Two-Thirds

question 37

True/False

It is predicted that by the year 2010 about two-thirds of the world's people will reside within ten miles of an ocean.

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Definitions:

Metamorphism

The process by which the mineralogical and structural characteristics of rocks are changed by high temperature and pressure within the Earth.

Strike-Slip Fault

A type of fault where two blocks of the Earth's crust slide past each other horizontally along the fault plane.

Transform Boundaries

Plate boundaries where tectonic plates slide horizontally past each other, often leading to earthquakes.

Mid-Ocean Ridge

A series of mountains beneath the ocean, generated by the shifting of tectonic plates, where fresh oceanic crust is formed.