The earth's surface as modified by human action to produce a tangible, physical record of a given culture is known as:

A) cultural ecology
B) cultural lag
C) cultural landscape
D) environmental determinism


C) cultural landscape

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Stability prevails when the environmental lapse rate is ________

A) greater than the dry adiabatic rate B) greater than both the wet and dry adiabatic rates C) less than the wet adiabatic rate D) greater than the wet adiabatic rate and less than the dry adiabatic rate

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Material deposited in a long ridge extending out from a coast and partially blocking the mouth of a bay is called a

A) barrier island. B) lagoon. C) wave cut platform. D) barrier spit. E) tombolo.

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Greenhouse gases:

A) keep the earth at a comfortable temperature. B) did not exist in significant concentrations until the coming of the Industrial Age. C) are good absorbers of shortwave radiation. D) cause the earth to have much wider swings in daily temperature ranges than if the gases were not present.

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A(n) ____________________ is a rise in sea level caused by increased winds and reduced air pressure during a hurricane

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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