A Map Showing the Distribution of Various Phenotypic Traits as Grading

question 62

Multiple Choice

A map showing the distribution of various phenotypic traits as grading up and down (increasing and decreasing) over large regions is showing us:

• A) geographic clines.
• B) races.
• C) ethnic groups.
• D) geographic clusters.
• E) racial clines.

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Definitions:

Boarders

Individuals who rent rooms or lodging in another's house, typically including meals.

"New" Immigration

Refers to the wave of immigrants that came to the United States from the 1880s to the 1920s, primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, in contrast to earlier immigration from Northern and Western Europe.

Agricultural Mechanization

The process of using machinery and technology to increase the efficiency and productivity of farming, reducing human labor.

Rural People

Individuals living in countryside areas, often engaged in agricultural or other land-based activities, and characterized by a distinct set of cultural, economic, and social traits.