What is a similarity between elevation and latitude?
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In mountains, climate and vegetation vary according to elevation, or height above sea level. In a similar way, climate and vegetation vary according to latitude, with high latitudes having similar climate and vegetation to high elevations. If you climb a tall mountain, from its base to its summit, you can observe changes in plant life similar to those you would encounter in traveling from a temperate region to the earth's northern polar region.
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Which of the following is true of a map with a scale of 1:24000?
a. A distance of 1 centimeter on the map is equal to a distance of 24,000 kilometers on the Earth's actual surface. b. A distance of 1 centimeter on the map is equal to a distance of 24,000 meters on the Earth's actual surface. c. A distance of 1 inch on the map is equal to a distance of 24,000 inches on the Earth's actual surface. d. A distance of 1 inch on the map is equal to a distance of 24,000 feet on the Earth's actual surface.
The landslide that destroyed La Conchita, as shown in this photograph, is probably
A. an example of creep. B. a rock avalanche. C. an earth flow. D. a rock fall.
When a stalagmite has an oxygen-18 to ____________________ ratio that is low, the climate at the
time the stalagmite formed was relatively ____________________ Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).