The climatic event that involves the exceptionally strong warming of the eastern Pacific is referred to as ________
A) La Niña
B) EPSWW (Eastern Pacific Shallow Water Warming)
C) El Niño
D) the Coriolis effect
C
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A fan-shaped deposit of alluvium that forms adjacent to highlands in arid or semiarid climates is called
a(n) ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), continued warming of Earth's climate will likely lead to ________ in the Northern Hemisphere
A) a southward displacement of mid-latitude cyclone tracks B) a northward displacement of mid-latitude cyclone tracks C) an extremely erratic movement of all mid-latitude cyclones D) no change in the tracks of mid-latitude cyclones
Americans have moved to Canada for jobs, and for a better political atmosphere. In fact, in British Columbia alone there are more than (choose closest answer) ________ legal Americans residing
A) 80,000 B) 250,000 C) 640,000 D) 1,000,000
Parallels run north and south and intersect meridians at 90° angles
Indicate whether the statement is true or false