Question

2. When we look at a map of the natural hazards for the USA, we can affirm that ___

A. Earthquakes in the United States are much more likely to occur in the Midwestern portions and the east coasts.

B. The western portion is dominated by geological events, whereas the Great Plains and eastern portions are dominated by atmospheric events.

C. The heaviest population centers are in the Midwest and western mountainous portions

. D. The eastern coasts are dominated by the largest occurrence of tornadoes.

E. The path of most hurricanes is from the southwest and all the way to the Rocky Mountains.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B

Explanation:

A. Earthquakes in the United States are much more likely to occur in the Midwestern portions and the east coasts.

Wrong. You can think about the San Andreas Fault, the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, the 1989 World Series Earthquake in the Bay Area. All of them were in the western coast.

B. The western portion is dominated by geological events, whereas the Great Plains and eastern portions are dominated by atmospheric events.

True

Western portion: Geologial events, like earthquakes, as i said in a

Great plains: Lots of tornados in the summer

Eastern portion: Hurricanes in the summer(south), snowstorms, nor'easters in the winter(north).

C. The heaviest population centers are in the Midwest and western mountainous portions

Along the coasts(NY, LA).

D. The eastern coasts are dominated by the largest occurrence of tornadoes.

That is the Midwest.

E. The path of most hurricanes is from the southwest and all the way to the Rocky Mountains.

No, usually in the south.