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Earth ScienceFundamentals of Physical Geography■ FIGURE 8.25 The steady increase since 1958 in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is apparent on this graph. Power generation, heavy industry, motor vehicles, and burning of forests are major contributors of CO 2 to the atmosphere. What can you do personally to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere?

■ FIGURE 8.25 The steady increase since 1958 in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is apparent on this graph. Power generation, heavy industry, motor vehicles, and burning of forests are major contributors of CO 2 to the atmosphere. What can you do personally to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere?

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536
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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

2nd Edition
James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536

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Chapter 8, Problem 25FQ, FIGURE 8.25 The steady increase since 1958 in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

■ FIGURE 8.25 The steady increase since 1958 in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is apparent on this graph. Power generation, heavy industry, motor vehicles, and burning of forests are major contributors of CO2 to the atmosphere.

What can you do personally to help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere?

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Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.2 Map of the contiguous United States,...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.3 Climographs for humid continental,...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.4 Climograph for a humid continental...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.6 Climographs of subarctic climate...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.7 Boreal forest is typical of the...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.9 Climographs for tundra climate...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.10 Autumn in the Alaskan tundra makes a...Ch. 8 - Considering the vulnerability of Alaskas physical...Ch. 8 - What kind of activities might bring individuals...Ch. 8 - In what ways might high latitudes be similar to...
Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.15 Precipitation caused by uplift of air...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.16 Here in the Colorado Rocky Mountains,...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.17 Natural vegetation, vertical climate...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.18 This map shows the extensive areas of...Ch. 8 - What effect should these changes in receipt of...Ch. 8 - (a) (b) FIGURE 8.21 Building of the Isthmus of...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.22 Barringer Crater, Arizona, was formed...Ch. 8 - In addition to affecting the climate, what other...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.24 Examination of global temperatures...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.25 The steady increase since 1958 in the...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.26 Gases other than carbon dioxide...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.27 This figure shows the broad climate...Ch. 8 - FIGURE 8.29 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...Ch. 8 - In what ways do melting glaciers become a problem?Ch. 8 - Explain why the microthermal climates are limited...Ch. 8 - List several features that all humid microthermal...Ch. 8 - What factors limit precipitation in the subarctic...Ch. 8 - Identify and compare the climate factors that...Ch. 8 - What kinds of plant and animal life can survive in...Ch. 8 - How do elevation, exposure, and slope aspect...Ch. 8 - How have scientists been able to document the...Ch. 8 - What are the major causes of global climate...Ch. 8 - What effects can changes in the amounts of CO2 and...Ch. 8 - What changes are likely to occur in Earths major...Ch. 8 - What can you do personally to minimize...Ch. 8 - Based on the classification scheme presented in...Ch. 8 - The data in the previous table represent the...Ch. 8 - Chicago and New York City are located within a few...Ch. 8 - The precipitation recorded at Albuquerque, New...

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