Thornthwaite's classification was based on
A) the principle of the water balance.
B) hydrologic characteristics.
C) effective temperatures.
D) latent heat vs. sensible heat.
Answer: A
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A. an integrated approach to managing water resources and preventing water pollution throughout each watershed. B. continued subsidizing of the market price of water so that there is fair distribution of water. C. emphasis on waste management over waste prevention. D. discharge of hazardous wastes into deep wells. E. channel pollution into the oceans instead of lakes and rivers.
Use your knowledge of plate boundaries to answer whether a volcano is likely or unlikely to form at the location of the red triangle.
A) Likely
B) Unlikely
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gases? A) Earth's temperature stabilizes when the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere begins to decrease. B) Both the troposphere and stratosphere show warming trends. C) The stratosphere shows a warming trend, but the troposphere shows a cooling trend. D) Warming trends are detected in some regions of the planet but not others.
Earth's velocity of rotation is at its maximum at the ____
a. poles b. Arctic/Antarctic circles c. tropics d. equator e. mid-latitude zone