Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 47, Problem 4SQ
A rain shadow is a reduction in rainfall ________.
- a. on the inland side of a coastal mountain range
- b. during an El Niño event
- c. that results from global warming
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Ch. 47 - Biome distribution depends on ______. a. climate...Ch. 47 - Prob. 8SQCh. 47 - Prob. 9SQCh. 47 - Prob. 10SQCh. 47 - Chemoautotrophic bacteria and archaea are the main...Ch. 47 - Prob. 12SQCh. 47 - Prob. 13SQCh. 47 - Unrelated species in geographically separated...Ch. 47 - Match the terms with the most suitable...Ch. 47 - London, England, is at the same latitude as...Ch. 47 - Increased industrialization in China has...Ch. 47 - The use of off-road recreational vehicles may...
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