What Phenomenon Causes Altitudinal Zonation

question 12

Multiple Choice

What phenomenon causes altitudinal zonation?

• A)Treaty of Tordesillas
• B)El Niño
• C)environmental lapse rate
• D)demographic transition
• E)Iberian conquest

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