Today more residents of the northeastern corridor live in which setting?
A) Urban areas
B) Suburban areas
C) Rural areas
D) Exurban areas
B
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A sea-level rise of 1 centimeter commonly causes
A) less than 1 meter of shoreline retreat. B) less than 1 meter of shoreline sedimentation. C) more than 1.5 meters of shoreline sedimentation. D) more than 1.5 meters of shoreline retreat.
The trapping of solar radiation in Earth's lower atmosphere
A) is entirely anthropogenic. B) is called the greenhouse effect. C) began with humans' use of fossil fuels. D) has no benefits. E) began with humans' use of fossil fuels and has no benefits.
Water heated from below distributes the added heat by ________, whereas the still surface of water heated from above distributes the added heat by ________.
A. conduction; diffusion B. convection; diffusion and conduction C. diffusion; diffusion and conduction D. conduction; convection E. diffusion; convection
What is indicated by the fact that isotherms are oriented east-west on global temperature maps?
a. ?Locations at the same longitude in both the eastern and western hemispheres receive nearly the same amount of solar energy. b. ?Locations at the same latitude in both the eastern and western hemispheres receive nearly the same amount of solar energy. c. ?Locations at the same latitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres receive nearly the same amount of solar energy. d. ?Locations at the same latitude in both the eastern and western hemispheres receive nearly the same amount of precipitation. e. ?Locations at the same longitude in both the northern and southern hemispheres receive nearly the same amount of precipitation.