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Figure 1: Inflation rate in Peru and U.S. (1980 – 2009)    Refer to figure 1. What can be implied from the evolution of the inflation rates in Peru and the U.S. in the sample period shown? (Hint: Remember the principles of economics. What generates inflation?)  

Figure 4: Production possibilities frontier  18) Refer to figure 4. This economy has the ability to produce at which point(s)?

Which of the following ions is always present in the same concentration in seawater, no matter what the total salinity?

Currents in the ocean tend to move at a right angle to the direction of the wind, which is caused by:

A wave has a period = 15 seconds, height of 4 meters, and a celerity of 10 meters / second.  In water that is 100 meters deep, what will be the wavelength of this wave? 

In a small bay, which of the following is likely to be observed?

Which is true of the “conservative ions” in ocean water?

Cold water tends to have higher concentrations of dissolved gasses such as carbon dioxide and oxygen, as compared to warm water.

Of the following, which is a direct result of the Coriolis effect?

By definition, a halocline is the layer of water that contains the lowest salinity.