The Discharge of a River Traveling Through a Temperate Region

question 18

Multiple Choice

The discharge of a river traveling through a temperate region will typically ________ downstream; the discharge of a river traveling through an arid region will typically ________ downstream.

• A) increase; increase
• B) decrease; decrease
• C) increase; decrease
• D) decrease; increase

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Definitions:

Symmetric Distribution

A distribution where data is evenly distributed around the mean, with the left half mirroring the right half.

Mean

The central value of a dataset, calculated as the sum of all the numbers divided by the count of numbers in the dataset.

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set diverge from the average or mean, indicating the dispersion in the dataset.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of all numbers in the set by the count of numbers.