The property of water that accounts for the ability of liquid water to absorb large amounts of heat and change relatively little in temperature is called ____
A) high heat capacity
B) latent heat of evaporation
C) latent heat of fusion
D) freezing coefficient
A
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a. Mumbai in India b. Tokyo in Japan c. New York City in the United States d. Moscow in Russia e. Montreal in Canada
The Precambrian represents approximately 88 percent of geologic time. Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Sahel:
A) is located in South America. B) has a rainy season that lasts for nearly nine months out of the year. C) has seen little meteorological change in recent decades. D) is usually dominated by the subtropical high.
Under what conditions is swidden cultivation sustainable?
A) when population densities remain low, and where upland people control enough land B) when there is a large number of people to do the hard, manual labor associated with swidden C) when private entities purchase land for development D) when the government intervenes to control land use E) when long-term weather patterns provide adequate moisture and warmth