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The student wants to make and support a generalization about nissologists' definition of an island. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals? Notes: - Nissologists are scientists who study islands. - Some nissologists define an island as any piece of land surrounded by water. - Using that definition, they determined that Sweden has 221,000 islands. - Other nissologists define an island as being 1 kilometer square, a certain distance from the mainland, and having at least 50 permanent residents. - Using that definition, they determined that Sweden has 24 islands.
- 1The definition of an island as any piece of land surrounded by water is supported by some nissologists, scientists who study islands.
- 2Multiple counts of Sweden's islands have been based on different definitions of an island.
- 3Based on a recent count, Sweden has a relatively small nu mber of islands with at least 50 permanent residents.
- 4Nissologists' different definition s can result in huge disparities in counts of islands, as the example of Swe den shows.✓
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Nissologists' different definition s can result in huge disparities in counts of islands, as the example of Swe den shows.
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