1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Daniel [21]
3 years ago
13

How does land use change alter Earth’s albedo? Why Does this make Earth warmer?​

Geography
2 answers:
KengaRu [80]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

It absorbs more solar radiation and is warmer. Ice and snow, on the other hand, have high albedo values, are very nearly white, and thus reflect most solar radiation that hits them. Earth's albedo affects how much solar energy it absorbs, and therefore how warm earth's surface is.

Explanation:

fiasKO [112]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Land-use and land-cover changes (LULCCs) are known by recent studies to influence climate directly, by altering surface physical properties such as the amount of reflected sunlight (albedo) or the amount of water transpired from soils to the atmosphere.

You might be interested in
Which natural wonder is actually a massive living organism, or life-form?
svetoff [14.1K]
Red Sea Reef, since a reef is a productive and diverse organism with different species of coral.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Fishing is the leading industry in _____. Canada Greenland Mexico U.S.
seraphim [82]
Fishing is the leading industry in Greenland.
5 0
2 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Match the term in column 1 to definition in column 2
Bezzdna [24]

Answer:

Urban: located in a city; a densely populated area

Rural: located in a country; a sparsely populated area

urbanism: an emphasis on life, work...

Metropolitan area: a territory that spreads outward...

8 0
2 years ago
Southeast Asia is __________.
Mnenie [13.5K]

Answer:

The answer is D.

Explanation:

Southeast Asia consists of eleven countries that reach from eastern India to China, and is generally divided into “mainland” and “island” zones. The mainland (Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) is actually an extension of the Asian continent.

3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
By “southwest Asia” we could refer to the country of ?
grin007 [14]

Answer:

Explanation:

“Southwest Asia: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and the oil-bearing states bordering what now must tactfully be termed simply 'the Gulf,' all constituting a politically seismic zone of incalculable explosive potential.” Campbell later gave a similar definition: “'Southwest Asia' includes everything from the eastern

7 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • The movement of cold, deep ocean water to replace warm water at the surface is called _.
    15·2 answers
  • In the past five years, 30 percent of the worlds newly discovered oil reserves have come from
    5·1 answer
  • Because of scientific research, scientists know that oysters harvested from the Gulf Coast are more likely to be infected by spe
    14·2 answers
  • Madison was chosen to star as Dorothy in her middle school's production of The Wizard of Oz. Her soccer practice is at the same
    11·2 answers
  • What most influenced the climate of Death Vally ?
    13·1 answer
  • Which volcanoes are located along diverging plate boundaries
    13·1 answer
  • How do you solve for b?
    6·2 answers
  • Islam teaches that Jews and Christians are "People of the Book" because they
    12·1 answer
  • 1. Which of the following was not a leader of Russia?
    10·1 answer
  • Hutments and other slum settlements in south asia are an example of housing often built in marginal urban areas?
    6·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!