HELP BRAINLIEST What is the best way to define the word biome?
A.
a set of areas that experience very little rainfall
B.
an area with a moderate climate
C.
a region that experiences freezing temperatures year-round
D.
a group of areas that support similar communities of plants and animals

When studying the average number of children that are born to each woman in a country (assuming the mother lives to the end of her childbearing years), a researcher is studying the country’s .
A.
infant mortality rate
B.
maternal mortality rate
C.
childhood obesity rate
D.
total fertility rate

The Earth experiences seasons because .
A.
its axis is tilted
B.
it rotates once each day
C.
it spins from west to east
D.
it has a moon

Which of the following statements about cartography and the creation of maps is false?
A.
Map projections may distort shapes and areas.
B.
Cartographers do their best to eliminate distortion when making map projections.
C.
Map projections never show distortion.
D.
A map projection is the transfer of a 3-D object onto a 2-D surface.

Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following examples best represents a geographic study at a small scale?
a.
shifting weather patterns resulting from El Nino
b.
global challenges resulting from increased carbon emissions
c.
the decline of native fish species in the Great Lakes
d.
the effects of global warming on marine ecosystems

Which statement about longitude and latitude is true?

Latitude measures the distance from the equator.
Longitude measures the distance from South America.
Lines of latitude measure the distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Lines of longitude measure the distance north or south of the equator.

The two most important questions geographers ask are and .
A.
where? . . . why there?
B.
who? . . . what?
C.
when? . . . how?
D.
how long? . . . how often?

Eugenics and genocide most often are pursued in .
A.
stable political, economic, and social environments
B.
unstable political, social, and economic environments
C.
periods of increased internationalism and humanitarianism
D.
periods of economic prosperity and rising standards of living