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Location Auburn Big Canyon Blue Canyon Calaveras Calistoga Carson City (NV) Davis Echo Summit Grizzly Flats Napa Placerville Point Reyes Sacramento Sebastopol Sonoma Topaz Lake Truckee Volcanoville Data Table for Part II Longitude 121.06 120.90 120.20 120.31 120.31 122.58 119.76 119.76 121.76 121./6 120.03 120.51 122.30 120.73 123.80 121.50 122.81 122.46 119.55 120.15 120.78 Elevation (m) 387 259 1609 1430 112 112 1417 10 18 2240 1177 18 920 839 2 9 5 20 29 1537 1834 927 Precipitation (in/yr) 38.5 32.8 67.7 545 54.5 374 37.4 112 11.2 173 17.3 50.8 48.9 24.1 39.9 25.5 17.4 31.6 29.5 8.4 32.1 45.9 7. Why are some locations at very high elevation relatively dry (e.g., Carson City or Topaz Lake), whereas some locations at relatively low elevation are moderately wet (e.g. Sebastopol)? (2pt) 3
8. On the map of the Western US below: A) Sketch the major mountain chains (Sierra Nevada, Rockies, etc....). (3pt) B) Indicate areas that you expect to have low, moderate, and high annual precipitation. (3pt) San Francisco 100 Lo Los Angeles 200 300 400 500 Mites Salt Lake City a Albuquerque 4
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