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Chapter 57, Problem 2U
What two factors are most important in biome distribution?
a. Temperature and latitude
b. Rainfall and temperature
c. Latitude and rainfall
d. Temperature and soil type
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What two factors are most important in biome distribution?
a. Temperature and latitude
b. Rainfall and temperature
c. Latitude and rainfall
d. Temperature and soil type
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Average temperature
High
Average precipitation
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Vegetation
Sparse and minimal
Location
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desert
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tropical rain forest
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tundra
Which environmental issue is most closely associated with rural poverty-stricken regions where people rely almost exclusively on their local environment for survival? a. air pollutionb. groundwater pollutionc. desertificationd. eutrophication
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