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A dead zone refers to
 
  A) terrestrial areas in which excessive nitrogen fertilizer has essentially burned the soil, preventing plants and microorganisms from living there.
  B) an ecosystem that was cleared of all vegetation for slash and burn agriculture.
  C) hypoxic areas in water bodies that limit marine and aquatic life.
  D) oligotrophic areas in water bodies that cannot support life due to lack of nutrients.

Question 2

Why do continental locations usually have greater extremes of temperature than do maritime locations at the same latitude?
 
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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

The short answer is the maritime effect with its moderating effect of the oceans.



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