A Reduction in the Strength of the North Atlantic Current

question 37

Multiple Choice

A reduction in the strength of the North Atlantic Current and a decrease in North Atlantic bottom water formation would most likely result in:

• A) a cooling of the climate in northern Europe.
• B) a decrease in precipitation over France, Spain, and Portugal.
• C) an increase in North Sea storm intensity.
• D) longer and hotter summers in southern Europe.
• E) shorter and warmer winters in central Europe.

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Definitions:

Perceptual Systems

The sensory systems involved in processing and interpreting information from the environment, such as vision, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from about 7 to 12 years of age, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Formal Operational

The stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals are able to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children from 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination, but do not yet think logically.