Which of the following statements about cartography and the creation of maps is false?
a. every map projection shows distances and shapes accurately.
b. geographers use different kinds of maps, depending on the subject they are studying.
c. different map projections offer varying perspectives.
d. cartographers are geographers who specialize in designing maps

One of the brightest comets of the 20th century was comet hyakutake, which passed close to the sun in early 1996. the orbital period of this comet is estimated to be about 30,000 years. find the semi-major axis of this comet’s orbit. compare it to the average sun-pluto distance and to the distance to alpha centauri, the nearest star to the sun, which is 4.3 light-years distant.

Which of the following events did not occur as a result of china’s open-door policy? a. trade between japan and china was encouraged. b. all countries were given equal access to chinese ports. c. foreign influence in china increased. d. the influence of the communist party weakened.

What did the native title act do? a. it recognized and protected aboriginal rights to land. b. it stated that aborigines were to be counted as part of the census. c. it established aboriginal languages as official. d. it granted aborigines suffrage.