What Major Habitat Change Accompanies the End of the Miocene

question 57

Multiple Choice

What major habitat change accompanies the end of the Miocene:

• A) contraction of the forests
• B) glacial advance into the world's temperate regions
• C) the appearance of land bridges connecting Australia to Asia and Asia to North America
• D) an increase in the world's major deserts

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Definitions:

Revealed Preference

A theory suggesting that consumers' preferences can be determined by observing their purchasing behavior and the choices they make among different goods.

Weak Axiom

In the context of consumer choice theory, it is a postulate stating that if a consumer prefers bundle A over bundle B when both are affordable, then she will not choose B when A becomes more affordable.

Revealed Preferences

The theory that consumers' preferences can be determined by their purchasing habits and behavior rather than through their expressed desires or responses to surveys.

Preferences

The subjective tastes or desires of individuals or entities, which determine their choices among various options.