What evidence of a warming Earth do global land and ocean temperatures provide?

What will be an ideal response?


According to Figure 18-5, there has been a warming trend on both land and in the ocean since 1975 that has not been observed for the past 200 previous years.

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What are true for hydroelectric energy?

a. It is clean and renewable b. The large reservoirs behind the dams of hydroelectric power plants may provide irrigation water c. The construction of big dams and reservoirs may also damage the ecosystem d. Reservoirs trap sediment and nutrients and may affect agriculture e. All of the above

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Why is understanding what is meant by the "geographic perspective" such an important part of geographic analysis?

What will be an ideal response?

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What is the name the physical feature in this diagram, marked with an arrow?

A) Submarine canyon B) Deep-ocean basins C) Abyssal plains D) Rift valley

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Describe the process of decompression melting

What will be an ideal response?

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