The Medieval Climate Anomaly was a(n)

A) the current period of unprecedented warming that has occurred since 1980.
B) higher than average temperatures throughout Asia, but mostly affecting China, that occurred during the Classical Chinese Medieval Period.
C) a global cooling trend that lasted from approximately 1250 to 1850.
D) a mild climate episode that lasted from 800 to 1200 and involved warmer than normal conditions in the North Atlantic region (e.g., Greenland and Iceland).
E) warming trend that occurred from the Last Glacial Maximum until the Little Ice Age (1250).


D

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a. a convergent plate boundary. b. a divergent plate boundary. c. a transform plate boundary.

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Cyclone initiation and growth is termed ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following is correct of the longitudinal profile of most rivers?

A) It always changes at a constant rate from the headwater region to the sea. B) It is convex in shape. C) It is concave in shape. D) It is gentle upstream and steep downstream.

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