Chapter 2: Physical Geography

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A year is defined as 368 days. True or False?

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False, it is 365 1/4 days.

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Cold temperate climates have a long summer season.

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False, they have a short summer season

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A glacier is the smallest of the ice masses.

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True

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The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans.

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False, it connects the Atlantic and Pacific.

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Condensation turns water vapor into a denser liquid or a solid state.

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True

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An area located at the mouth of a river.

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delta

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melted rock

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magma

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a climate zone (Options: desert, delta, hydrosphere, magma)

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desert

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Subsystem that consists of Earth's water: hydrosphere, magma, desert, desalinization

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hydrosphere

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process that produces safe drinking water

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desalinazation