Examine the following maps: https://www.arborday.org/media/map_change.cfm. A map with a key is at: http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm. Again using the same two links given above, look at northeastern Nevada, which is used to represent a particular climate type in chapter 4 (climate data for Elko, Nevada).  What does the map show has happened to the climate around Elko, Nevada from 1990 to 2015?    a) Wintertime lows are warmer or about the same.   b) Average annual temperatures are warmer or about the same.   c) The answer cannot be determined from this map.   d) Summertime highs are warmer.   e) All of these are correct.

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Examine the following maps: https://www.arborday.org/media/map_change.cfm.

A map with a key is at: http://www.arborday.org/media/zones.cfm.

Again using the same two links given above, look at northeastern Nevada, which is used to represent a particular climate type in chapter 4 (climate data for Elko, Nevada). 

What does the map show has happened to the climate around Elko, Nevada from 1990 to 2015? 

 
a) Wintertime lows are warmer or about the same.
 
b) Average annual temperatures are warmer or about the same.
 
c) The answer cannot be determined from this map.
 
d) Summertime highs are warmer.
 
e) All of these are correct.
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