During the Last Glacial Maximum

question 79

Multiple Choice

During the last glacial maximum

• A)most ice was stored in Eurasia and North America first.
• B)sheets of ice did not exceed about 800 meters in thickness.
• C)there was a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
• D)the main sector of glaciation did not extend more than 100 kilometers south of the present U.S.-Canadian border.

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