Complete the sentence about Tian Shan with the correct year: The Tian Shan's glaciers are rapidly receding, losing 27% or 5.4 billion tons of ice since ______— nearly four times the global average of 7%.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1961
- Step 1: The Tian Shan's glaciers are rapidly receding, losing 27% or 5.4 billion tons of ice since 1961— nearly four times the global average of 7%. Answer: 1961. Why not the others: 1976, 1958 and 1991 don't fit.
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