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Chapter 2.3, Problem 36E
Arctic ice sheet: The following table presents the extent of ice coverage (in millions of square kilometers) in the Arctic region in September of each year from 2002 through 2015.
- What was the first year that the coverage dropped below 5 million square kilometers?
- What was the first year that the coverage dropped below 4 million square kilometers?
- True or false: The coverage has been less than 5 million square kilometers in every year since 2011.
- True or false: The coverage has decreased in every year since 2011.
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