Why are average monthly temperatures cooler in Quito, Ecuador than Guayaquil, Ecuador?
A) Quito is at a higher elevation.
B) Guayaquil is feeing the effects of global warming.
C) Glaciers in the Andes Mountains moderate the air temperature in Quito.
D) Quito is at a higher latitude.
Question 2
The U.S. Quota Act of 1921 and the National Origins Act in 1924
A) established maximum limits on the number of people who could immigrate to the United States during a one-year period.
B) limited immigrants to those arriving from Great Britain.
C) discouraged families from entering the United States.
D) required renunciation of closely held cultural values, such as religion.
E) levied a tax on immigrants.
The burning of fossil fuels has greatly increased atmospheric CO2 levels and temperatures.
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