Why is coal typically found at mid-latitudes and not evenly ...

[ssal]

Why is coal typically found at mid-latitudes and not evenly distributed across the globe?
 
  A) Coal formed preferentially in the mid-latitudes 250 million years ago.
  B) Coal was formed in the tropical regions a long time ago and relocated to the mid-latitudes due to continental drift.
  C) Coal turned to petroleum or natural gas in other parts of the world 250 million years ago.
  D) Coal is distributed fairly uniformly but exploration has focused in the mid-latitudes.
  E) The mid-latitudes had the ideal swampy conditions that initiated the long process of turning dead organisms into coal.

Question 2

One of the results from the formation of OPEC in 1960 was that
 
  A) the prices of oil are set by governments and not petroleum companies.
  B) prices remained very constant between 1960 and 2014.
  C) the United States would reduce their dependency on Canadian petroleum.
  D) the prices of oil are now determined purely by market forces.
  E) the petroleum corporations from the developed countries could stop their exploration of new oil reserves.

[tashiedavis420]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

[ssal]

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