Deserts and steppes occur at middle latitudes because of ________

A) rising air currents
B) high temperatures
C) subsiding air currents
D) mountains that block the moisture and long distances from the oceans


D

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A) Wind Chill Index B) Heat Index C) Cooling Degree-Days D) Growing Degree-Days

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The human population is approximately ________

A) 1.5 billion B) 6.9 million C) 1.5 million D) 7 billion E) 10 billion

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A lightning flash consisting of many strokes usually lasts less than ____ second

a. one b. three c. five d. seven e. nine

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________ is one way to explain how services are distributed and why a regular pattern of settlements exists, at least in developed countries such as the United States

A) The von Thünen model B) The concentric model C) Central place theory D) The sector model E) The distance tolerance model

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