Distortion is least severe on
A) small-scale maps.
B) globes.
C) large-scale maps.
D) all maps.
Answer: B
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The reduced size of the California condor population is thought to have been caused by
A. natural predation. B. the extinction of large Ice Age mammals. C. pesticides affecting egg formation. D. the increased number of electric power lines.
Computer models predict that average global temperatures will increase by
A) 1°F. B) 4°F. C) 10°F. D) -2°F. E) 3°F.
All of the following will warm the local environment EXCEPT
A. evaporation. B. condensation. C. freezing. D. deposition.
Observe these two maps of specific humidity, the top from July 2012, the bottom from May 2012. Which condition could account for the observed changes?
A. July strengthening of the Bermuda-Azores high advecting moisture to the High Plains from the Gulf of Mexico. B. May strengthening of the Hawaiian high advecting moisture in a zonal pattern to the High Plains from the Pacific. C. May strengthening of the Bermuda-Azores high advecting moisture to the High Plains from the Gulf of Mexico. D. July strengthening of the Hawaiian high advecting moisture in a zonal pattern to the High Plains from the Pacific.