Compare and contrast disconformities and nonconformities.

A/an map shows the types of rock and/or sediment present in a particular region.a map that uses a range of colors and shading to represent the elevation, depth, or landscape of specific features on earth is a/an map.to show the dominant weather pattern in a region over a long period, a scientist is likely to create a/an map.a map has contour lines, which connect points at the same elevation.a map that uses shading to represent rates of violent crime across a state is an example of a/an map.

Which of the following insects is a decomposer? a. mosquito. b. caterpillar. c. beetle. d. none of the above.

Scientist: cross-sections of stalactites—calcite formations deposited on cave ceilings by seeping water—can reveal annual variations in rainfall in particular areas over hundreds and thousands of years. we often found that when—according to these cross-sections—drought occurred in a particular area, it coincided with the collapse of an ancient society in that area. i hypothesize that drought reduced agricultural productivity in these areas, thereby leaving these societies without the resources needed to handle internal stresses and external threats. which of the following, if true, would most weaken the support for the scientist's hypothesis? a. many droughts indicated in the cross-sections of stalactites do not correspond with the collapse of a society in that area. b. information from the cross-sections of stalactites alone cannot reveal the level of agricultural output in an area at a particular time. c. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts did so when internal power struggles coincided with military raids from neighboring societies. d. most of the societies that collapsed during droughts maintained large stockpiles of food and water at the time of their collapse. e. information from stalactites also suggests that the collapse of some societies coincided with periods of abnormally high rainfall.