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mcmcdaniel

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on: Jul 15, 2018

What is thought to be the cause of drought conditions over the past decade in the Southwestern United
  States?
  a. Warmer sea-surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean
  b. Increased rain shadow effect due to uplift of the Sierra Nevada
  c. A decrease in the thickness of the ozone layer
  d. Deforestation in the Pacific Northwest from logging
  e. Dust storms in China causing global dimming



Question 2

What is the name given to a desert that lies on the leeward side of a mountain range?
  a. over the hill
  b. rain shadow
  c. intermountain
  d. steppe
  e. plateau



lkanara2

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


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