Which of the following is not a factor that defines mesothermal climates?
A) minimal diurnal and seasonal variability
B) air mass strength influenced by variable sea surface temperatures
C) variable precipitation due to migrating cyclonic and anticyclonic systems
D) shifting maritime and continental air masses
E) moderate variability of day length and insolation
A
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A. dry air and temperatures well below freezing B. moist air and temperatures near freezing C. moist air and temperatures well below freezing D. dry air and temperatures near freezing
The Cairo Plan calls for stabilizing the world's population at 7.27 billion by what year?
A. 2050 B. 2005 C. 2015 D. 2100
An idealized cyclothem is characterized by which of the following sequences from bottom to top?
A)coal beds, fluvial deltaic sediments, detrital shallow water marine, limestone B)limestone, detrital shallow water marine, fluvial deltaic sediments, coal beds C)limestone, detrital shallow water marine, coal beds, fluvial deltaic sediments D)fluvial deltaic sediments, coal beds, detrital shallow water marine, limestone E)detrital shallow water marine, fluvial deltaic sediments, limestone, coal beds
Threatened and endangered species receive special protection from human activities such as hunting and habitat destruction from agriculture and logging
Because these activities may often continue despite the species' low numbers, the human activities therefore A) are density independent. B) are density dependent. C) represent bottom-up regulation. D) represent harmful abiotic resistance.