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State whether the following is true or false.
Boundaries between climate types on a map represent sharp transitions on the ground.

  • A.True
  • B.False
  • C.True only at large scales
  • D.False only at small scales

Answer: B

Correct answer: False

A boundary on a climate map is a line drawn where a numerical threshold happens to be crossed, and the climate itself changes gradually across a wide transitional zone. The line also moves as the averaging period changes, so a boundary mapped from one thirty-year normal will not lie where one mapped from the next does - which is how shifting climate zones are detected in the first place.

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