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True or False
Based on the information in the chapter, determine whether each of these statements is true or false.

This activity contains 12 questions.

	A doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide may increase the average global temperature by about 2 - 4 Celsius degrees.    True  False

	A genetic classification of climate is based on causative factors such as interaction of air masses.    True  False

	Climate may reasonably be defined as the average of weather conditions over a long period of time.    True  False

	Carbon dioxide concentrations have increased measurably since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.    True  False

	An El Niño event is generally brought on by a strengthening of the trade winds in the eastern Pacific.    True  False

	Climate has only changed in response to human activities. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, average temperature and precipitation values essentially remained constant.    True  False

	Arid and semi-arid climates generally characterized by extremely high average temperatures and near complete lack of vegetation.    True  False

	The increase in atmospheric methane over the past 150 years has been primarily a result of industrial sources.    True  False

	As of 2004, the five warmest years in recorded history (since the use of reliable instrumentation began) occurred between 1995 and 2003.    True  False

	The Polar and Highland climates encompass both Earth's high altitudes and high latitudes.    True  False

	The Microthermal Climates experience very high temperature ranges related to continental locations and conflicts between air masses.    True  False

	Worldwide, sea level is projected to decrease in response to the current trend of global warming.    True  False

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