Which Part of the Australia and Oceania Region Receives the LEAST

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which part of the Australia and Oceania region receives the LEAST amount of precipitation?

• A) the northeast coast of New Zealand
• B) the mid-slopes of the 13,000-foot-plus volcanoes of the island of Hawaii
• C) anywhere in Samoa
• D) the largest of the Marshall Islands
• E) the interior of Australia

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Linear Relationship

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Coefficient Of Determination

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