At 2:46 p. m., in Japan, on Friday, March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred below the ocean floor, at a depth of 18.6 miles under the ocean surface. The epicenter was located approximately 80 miles off Japan's eastern coast at the approximate coordinates of 38° N 142° E. The earthquake shook buildings across Japan and generated a 7-meter-high tsunami that killed thousands of people as it engulfed towns on the northern coast of Japan. The tsunami also occurred along the coasts of other countries and islands in the Pacific Ocean. The tsunami first arrived at the Hawaiian island of Maui seven hours after the earthquake occurred. Identify the type of plate boundary where the earthquake occurred.

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

Ineed quickly! which of the following would not be considered an example of the transition of europe into the formation of larger nation-states? a. the hundred years' war b. the unification of italy c. the marriage of isabella and fernando d. the height of feudalism

Countries that have a traditional economy often develop at a slower pace than countries with a free market economy. true or false