Which would most affect the components of the hydrologic cycle to the greatest extent for the Earth?

A) A drought in the American Midwest
B) A wet year for central Asia
C) The onset of an ice age
D) The mining of water in the Ogallala aquifer
E) The damming of the Amazon River


Answer: C

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