What Is the Most Important Data for Studying the Potential

question 95

Multiple Choice

What is the most important data for studying the potential for flooding along a river for several decades into the future?

• A)precipitation records
• B)newspaper accounts of previous floods
• C)satellite photographs taken every ten years
• D)discharge data from stream gauges

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Definitions:

Foreign Capital

Investment of money from countries outside the recipient country, typically involved in international trade, investment, and financial markets, which can influence economic development.

Mexican War

Controversial war with Mexico for control of California and New Mexico, 1846–1848; the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo fixed the border at the Rio Grande and extended the United States to the Pacific coast, annexing more than a half-million square miles of Mexican territory.

Fifty-four Forty

A historical slogan from the U.S. presidential election of 1844, expressing the goal of expanding U.S. territorial claims in the Oregon Territory up to latitude 54°40′ north.

American Control

The exercise of power or authority by the United States over certain territories, policies, or international affairs, often highlighted during periods of expansion or during international conflicts.