Question

Read the passage from "Winter Storms: The Deceptive Killers." The National Weather Service continuously broadcasts warnings and forecasts that can be received by NOAA Weather Radios, which are sold in many stores. The average range is 40 miles, depending on topography. In mountainous areas, the range is significantly reduced. Which identifies the best meaning for the technical term topography? A way of predicting winter storms The terrain, or land, in a particular area A description of winter weather patterns A type of winter storm

Answer 1

Which identifies the best meaning for the technical term topography?  

The correct answer is: The terrain, or land, in a particular area.

It refers to how the NOAA Weather Radios can predict winter storms in relation to the representation of the surface features of that specific area. Depending on the place, or region these radios can predict winter storms, the more mountainous the less they cover in an area. The topography interferes in how radio signals will travel in forest and urban areas that is why it is so important for NOAA Weather Radios.   

Answer 2

The correct answer is The terrain, or land, in a particular area.

Topography is a field of geoscience which studies the shape and features of land surfaces. A topography of an area usually refers to the shapes and features of a area as well as descriptions of the features in the form of graphs, symbols or even texts.