Which statement best explains the relationship between an area's geography and the temperature of its surface water? areas at low altitudes have the warmest water because they receive the most direct sunlight. areas at low altitudes have the warmest water because they have the least change in temperature throughout the year. areas at high latitudes have the warmest water because their days are the longest. areas at high latitudes have the warmest water because they have the longest seasons.

The correct answer is - Areas at low latitudes have the warmest water because they receive the most direct sunlight.

The temperature of the surface water is directly connected to the clime of the place where the water body is located. The warmest water bodies are found in the places on the Equator and in close proximity to the Equator, thus in the low latitude parts of the world.

The reasons for this are that in the low latitudes the temperature is high throughout all of the year, and it is always summer. That is due to the more direct sunlight that this parts of the planet get. Because the sunlight falls at an angle of 90° or close to that, the sunlight is more concentrated, thus the places receive more heat, and also the water bodies are much warmer as a result of that.

the wrong statement is - c. a desert had more biodiversity than a marsh.

the deserts are one of the places of the planet where there's the least biodiversity. the reasons for that are the climate and the lack of food sources, which hampers both the number of the species that can survive in it, and the number of the individuals in the species itself.

the marshes, on the other hand, are places where there's perfect conditions for lots of organisms to thrive. the temperature is moderate and nice, the amount of water and the food sources are on a high level, so there's an abundance of both plant and animal life in them.

the answer is d. made landless peasants that owners of large haciendas