39. Which of these climate types would be found at the highest latitude a. Marin

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39. Which of these climate types would be found at the highest latitude a. Marine West Coast b. Humid Subtropical c. Mediterranean d. Subtropical Steppe b. temperature and precipitation d. vegetation 40. The Köppen system of climate classification is based on: a. solar radiation a a climate type, experiences some period with temperatures warmer than freezing, otherwise, year-round cold temperatures, sp low- growing vegetation 41. What is meant by "humid subtropicar? a mild, mid-latitude climate with a long, hot, wet summer and a relatively short and wet winter, found on the eastern side of its c. a very wet climate of the low latitudes with a short, but distinct dry season d. a climate type, not quite desert but very dry, with sparse, drought resistant vegetation, no b. cold season 42. This zoogeographic region was colonized entirely from elsewhere, mostly within the last few million years. a the Pacific d. Oriental b. Australia c. Neotropical 43. Most of the Earth's fresh water is: a. on Greenland and Antarctica as massive glaciers b. in the ground on the continents C. in lakes d. in rivers 44. The main reason for the occurrence of subtropical deserts around the world is: a. locations of high pressure zones b. westerly winds c. the seasonal movement of the polar low d. easterly winds 45. Why is slope aspect considered to be a minor influence on soil development? a. most soil accumulates in low-lying areas b. most slopes are not oriented north-south c. water responds readily to gravity and moves downslope d. with time soils become remote in character from their parent materials ?6, which of these materials would be most suitable as an aquifer? a granite b. sandstone c. shale d. marble 47. What is a "gelisol"? a. a soilorder characterized by a high percentage of swelling clays, which dry and crack, turning over and mixing the soil compo b. a soil order that derives from volcanic ash and cinder c. a soil order that is mostly partially decomposed organic matter, because of a water-logged condition d. a soil order that forms over permafrost because of cryoturbation 48. This soil order is developed from volcanic ash: a. spodosols b. andisols c. entisols d. vertisols ?49. Most plants prefer a soil with pH approximately: b. 3 C. 50. What is a "vertisol"? a. a soil b. a soil order that derives from volcanic ash and cinder c. a soil order that is mostly partially decomposed org d. a soil order that forms over permafrost because of cryoturbation order characterized by a high percentage of swelling clays, which dry and crack, turning over and mixing the soil comp anic matter, because of a water-logged condition

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39) d.

40) b.

41) b.

42) b.

43) a.

44) a.

45) a.

46) b.

47) a.

48) b.

49) c.

50) a.

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