While There Has Been a General Trend Toward Very Heavy

question 9

Multiple Choice

While there has been a general trend toward very heavy precipitation across the nation, the increase has been greatest for ______.

• A) desert regions of the United States
• B) southern states
• C) western states
• D) northeastern states

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Definitions:

Significant Amounts

Quantities or volumes that are large enough to be noteworthy or have a considerable impact or importance in a specific context.

Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis

The theory that the structure of a language influences its speakers' worldview or cognition, suggesting that language affects thought processes.

Cultural Heritage

The heritage consisting of tangible objects and intangible qualities inherited from one generation to the next within a community or society.

Gambler's Fallacy

The erroneous belief that if a particular outcome occurs more frequently in a specific period, it will occur less frequently in the future, or vice versa.