This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows land cover, with green being vegetation and tan and brown being bare rock and sand. The areas with the least vegetation (they are light on a black and white version) correlate most clearly with which aspect?
A) Location of the trade winds
B) Location of the ITCZ
C) Excessive amounts of precipitation
D) Low specific humidity, water vapor, and precipitation
D) Low specific humidity, water vapor, and precipitation
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A) dry B) tropical C) severe mid-latitude D) polar
Organic agriculture ________
A) has no national standards in the United States B) began in the 1960s C) has increased in the United States in recent years D) and organically grown produce have not been supported by the European Union
Species richness is affected by many variables. As one travels toward higher latitudes, one would expect ________
A) species richness to be fairly constant B) population viability to increase C) species richness to increase D) species richness to decrease
The causes of the current (sixth) mass extinction include all of the following except ________
A) pollution from pesticides, eutrophication, and other causes B) habitat alteration and destruction C) earthquakes, tsunamis, and forest fires D) global climate change E) invasive exotic species