What is the name of the most shallow part of the ocean bottom that gently slants from the land?

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Why did the belgian parliament pass laws to decentralize its government? a. to increase trade with neighboring luxembourg b. to decrease the political power enjoyed by the flemish c. to enable belgium to join the european union d. to reduce tensions between belgium's two main ethnic groups

Largest layer of atmosphere international space station orbits ultraviolet radiation causes ionization the phrases describe what layer of earth's atmosphere?