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:

Awareness

The state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns.

Distal Stimulus

An object or event in the external world that produces sensory input, as opposed to the perception (proximal stimulus) that this object or event creates in the observer's mind.

Percept

The end product of the process of perception, integrating sensory input to form a meaningful internal representation of the external world.

Visual Perception

The brain's process of organizing and interpreting visual information from the environment, enabling us to recognize objects and landscapes.