Mediterranean climates have the least rainfall in the season when potential evapotranspiration (POTET) is the highest

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: TRUE

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A standard rain gauge consists of a funnel-shaped collector attached to a long measuring tube. The cross-sectional area of the collector is ____ times that of the tube. Hence, rain falling into the collector is amplified ____ in the tube, permitting measurements of great precision.?

a. ?2; twofold b. ?4; fourfold c. ?6; sixfold d. ?8; eightfold e. ?10; tenfold

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In less developed countries, a large share of the labor force works in which sector? In certain African nations, India, and China, more than 75% of the workers are in this sector

A) primary sector B) secondary sector C) tertiary sector D) quarternary sector E) quinary sector

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You'd like to plan a Christmas day flight to visit family. You have several months lead time. How might you determine the probability of snowfall occurring and potentially interfering with your travel plans?

A) Consult a climatological forecast. B) Watch the Weather Channel to hear the latest numerical forecast. C) Roll the dice — no one can forecast that. D) Refer to the analog forecast published by the NWS.

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The ____ is a vast sampling network of nearly 4,000 independently drifting sensors

A) ?Argo system B) ?chemical tracer C) ?drift bottles D) ?echo sounders

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