The primary difference between tropical and middle-latitude forests is that middle-latitude forests have developed a mechanism to counteract:
a. long periods of sunlight.
b. long periods of high temperatures.
c. long periods of low humidity.
d. long periods of drought.
D
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An isolated thunderstorm is classified in this scale of atmospheric motion
A) synoptic scale B) mesoscale C) Difficulty: Global scale D) microscale
Discuss the relationship between the Earth's rotation and the location of tidal bulges
What will be an ideal response?
Soils with shale-derived parent material usually differ from those from sandstone-derived parent material in that they tend to
A. resist weathering more than sandstone-derived soils. B. be more drought-prone than the sandstone-derived soils. C. break down organic matter slower than sandstone-derived soils. D. form clays with more soluble cations than the sandstone-derived soils.
The ITC would be best developed for Foraleza, Brazil in
A) January.
B) March.
C) September.
D) November.