This Globe from the Atmospheric Moisture Investigation Shows Land Cover,with

question 73

Multiple Choice

This globe from the atmospheric moisture investigation shows land cover,with green being vegetation and tan and brown being bare rock and sand.The largest green areas on the land-cover globe (they are dark on a black and white version) correlate most clearly with which aspect?

• A)Location of prevailing westerlies
• B)Areas with ice much of the year
• C)High amounts of precipitation
• D)Rain shadows

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