Shield Areas in Continental Interiors Are Characterized by ________

question 100

Multiple Choice

Shield areas in continental interiors are characterized by ________.

• A)linear chains of mountains less than 100 million years old
• B)flat areas that include rocks older than 1 billion years old
• C)flat river valleys that cut through older mountain ranges
• D)ancient coastal regions that have become abandoned and eroded

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Definitions:

Aversive Events

Unpleasant or harmful events or stimuli that an individual seeks to avoid or escape.

Avoidance Conditioning

A learning process through which a subject learns to avoid an unpleasant or harmful stimulus by engaging in particular behaviors.

Passive Avoidance

A learning process in which an individual learns to avoid a stimulus or situation after experiencing or anticipating an unpleasant outcome.

Two-Way Avoidance

A learning process in which an animal or human learns to avoid a negative stimulus by performing a particular behavior.