The record precipitation received in a single year was
A) in Cambodia in Southeast Asia.
B) Atacama Region in South America.
C) in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
D) in the southern tip of the Florida peninsula in the United States.
E) in the Assam Hills in India, south of the Himalayas.
E
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a. crude birth rate b. total birth rate c. total fertility rate d. crude fertility rate e. population's natural rate of increase
Topography and the upward and downward movements of cyclones and anticylones create ________ modifications of air masses
A) mechanical (dynamic) B) convective C) orographic D) thermal
Geologic studies have shown that the earth's climate has changed significantly over time.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is NOT a way that magma can lose heat to begin solidifying ?
a. conduction to surrounding solid rocks b. loss of thermal energy c. water that is heated and circulated near the magma d. an increase in the rate of radioactive decay