The "Little Ice Age

question 38

Multiple Choice

The "Little Ice Age":

• A) was the Earth's first known ice age, and occurred during the Precambrian Era.
• B) refers to the present Quaternary ice age, which, in geologic terms, has been shorter than many of the Earth's earlier ice ages.
• C) was a period of cooler global temperatures from about 1300 to 1850 A.D. and included glacial expansion in mid- latitude mountain ranges.
• D) was the last major Pleistocene episode of glaciation, and ended about 10,000 years ago.

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