Where does the greatest distortion in a Mercator projection occur?
A) Towards the poles
B) The equator
C) In the middle latitudes
D) There is no distortion in a Mercator projection.
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Surface
The solid line indicates the 850 mb pressure level, and points A and B are at the same altitude.
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Which of the following describes the temperature of the air at point A compared to the air at point B?
A. It is warmer than the air at point B. B. It is colder than the air at point B. C. It is the same temperature as the air at point B.
The Law of the Sea permits each coastal state to claim an exclusive economic zone that extends ________ nautical miles from shore
A) 3 B) 12 C) 100 D) 200
At the equator, the altitude of the 500 mb level is always larger than it is at the north pole because
A) the air usually has higher pressure at the equator B) the air is always denser at the equator C) the air is always warmer at the equator
Which of the following is an example of ecological imperialism?
A) duck billed platypus B) brown tree snake C) red kangaroo D) Tasmanian wolf E) none of the above