Persistent Drought Is Often Associated with

question 81

Multiple Choice

Persistent drought is often associated with

• A)a series of strong cyclones.
• B)persistent zonal patterns in upper-level air flows.
• C)the occurrence of moving meridional patterns in upper-level winds.
• D)the coast of British Columbia.

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Constructive Dilemma (CD)

A form of argument where, given premises that jointly imply two conclusions, if one of them is true, then so is the other.

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Truth Table

A mathematical table used in logic to determine the veracity of various propositions under all possible scenarios.

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