The Best Description of the Actual Shape of the Earth

question 63

Multiple Choice

The best description of the actual shape of the Earth is as a(n) ________.

• A) circle
• B) sphere
• C) spheroid
• D) oblate spheroid
• E) centroid

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Definitions:

Group Assimilation

The process by which individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed and integrated into the dominant culture of a society.

Kitchen Debate

A series of informal exchanges in 1959 between U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, highlighting the lifestyle and technological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Racially Integrated

A society or group in which people of different races coexist without segregation.

Blue-Collar

Describes jobs or workers involved in manual labor, often in industries like manufacturing, construction, and maintenance.