Based on the figure of post glacial sea level rise since the most recent retreat of the North American ice sheet, approximately much has global sea level risen in the last 18000 years? 24 Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise Meltwater Pulse 1A Last Glacial Maximum 22 20 Santa Catarina- Australia Senegal Rio de Janeiro Jamaica Straits of Malacca upper bound Huon Peninsula 8 18 16 14 12 10 Thousands of Years Ago Tahiti- Barbados - lower bound- Sunda / Vietnam Shelf + 2 0 -20 -40 -60 8 -80 -100 -120 -140 Change in Sea Level (m) и

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Based on the figure of post glacial sea level rise since the most recent retreat of the North American ice sheet,
approximately much has global sea level risen in the last 18000 years?
A. 85m
B. 105m
C. 120m
D. 190m
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Post-Glacial
Sea Level Rise
Meltwater Pulse 1A
Last Glacial
Maximum
22
20
18
Santa Catarina
Australia
Senegal
Rio de Janeiro
Jamaica
Straits of Malacca
upper bound
Huon Peninsula
Tahiti
Barbados
lower bound-
Sunda/Vietnam Shelf
16 14 12 10 8
Thousands of Years Ago
0
-20
-40
0
-60
-80
-100
-120
-140
Change in Sea Level (m)
Transcribed Image Text:Based on the figure of post glacial sea level rise since the most recent retreat of the North American ice sheet, approximately much has global sea level risen in the last 18000 years? A. 85m B. 105m C. 120m D. 190m Reset Selection 24 Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise Meltwater Pulse 1A Last Glacial Maximum 22 20 18 Santa Catarina Australia Senegal Rio de Janeiro Jamaica Straits of Malacca upper bound Huon Peninsula Tahiti Barbados lower bound- Sunda/Vietnam Shelf 16 14 12 10 8 Thousands of Years Ago 0 -20 -40 0 -60 -80 -100 -120 -140 Change in Sea Level (m)
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