You exam will have 60 multiple choice questions worth 1 pt each and 4 essay questions worth 10 points each for a total of 100 points. Review Exam 2 Underlined= possible essay questions. Chapter 5 1. In a pressure gradients winds will move winds from ____ pressure to ____pressure. 2. Know the movements for a cyclone and anticyclone in both hemispheres. 3. What is atmospheric pressure? 4. What device is used to measure atmospheric pressure? 5. What is the relationship between
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discuss the impacts of storm events in the british isles and evaluate Can someone help clear something up for me with ecosystems - savanna grassland biome... In the textbook it says that it is cooler in the dry season and hotter in the wet season but then says that in the desert margins the temperature ranges from 18ºC in the wet season and 34ºC in the dry season Did the make a mistake by saying that the wet season is hotter or have they got the temperatures muddled? (Original post by
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Part 1: Jordan | | Jordan is a moderately small country that is located at the junction of the Levantine and Arabian areas of the Middle East. It is surrounded by the deserts of the Middle East. The Jordanian country is bordered with Saudi Arabia to the southeast‚ with Iraq to the east with Syria to the north and with the occupied West Bank and Israel to the west. However‚ Jordan‚ West Bank and Israel are sharing control of the Dead Sea. Although‚ Jordan’s only opening to the Red Sea‚ is through
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the Diocletian’s army ("Abu Mena-Unesco World Heritage Centre"‚). Legend has it that his remains were brought back from Phrygia by camel and were buried where the animal refused to walk. After Abu Mena was buried in AD 296‚ water welled up in the desert at the exact spot‚ filling the area with vines and olive trees‚ which is now known as St. Mena’s Vineyard ("Abu Mena-Unesco World Heritage Centre"‚). Abu Mena is located just south of Alexandra who is between Wadi el-Natrun and Alexandria. In the
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ĐỀ THI THỬ ĐẠI HỌC – CAO ĐẲNG MÔN : TIẾNG ANH – KHỐI D (Thời gian làm bài : 90 phút) ĐỀ SỐ 10 I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. 1. Despite playing under strength‚ the village team _____ beat the rivals. a. could b. were able to c. couldn’t d. weren’t able to 2. I suggest Andrea ______ in touch with the organisers. a. should get b. to get c. getting d. gets 3. The traffic lights _____ green and I pulled away.
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generations to meet their needs. Soil erosion and desertification Soil erosion * The washing or blowing away of top soil. * There are three types: * Sheet erosion – occurs in parts with moderate rainfall * Gully erosion – occurs where there’s intense rainfall and little vegetation cover. Force of water cuts gullies in slopes :O! * Wind erosion – occurs in dry parts of world * What makes soil erosion worse? * Deforestation and removing vegetation
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors A savanna grassland is an ecological system with scattered shrubs and isolated trees. The grasslands are found on both sides of the equator between tropical rainforests and desert biomes and have warm temperatures year round. A grassland savanna has a variety of biotic and abiotic components ranging from simple to highly specialized plants and animals and physical characteristics. The biotic components of a savanna grassland are the living organisms that inhabit the area
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in climate could make an area more desert-like without human intervention‚ but so far there is no evidence to support that this is happening. (Granger 1990). The Eurocentric view of desertification puts the blame on pastoral nomadism. This is an issue because the cultivation of arid and semi-arid lands in regions like the Sahelian region of Africa is helped by the fact that the soils are usually rich in nutrients since‚ unlike wetter areas‚ the limited rainfall has historically washed only a smaller
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Multiple-Choice Questions Chapter 2: Marine Ecology 1. Which environment has historically been the most stable? w. desert x. coral reef y. tundra z. tropical rain forest 2. Most sea life is found in which area? w. On or above continental shelves x. In trenches y. Along mid-ocean ridges z. Near deep-sea hydrothermal vents 3. Coastal upwelling results in ________. w. carbon dioxide-rich water surfacing x. warm water surfacing y. mixing of salt and freshwater z. lower high tides 4. The yellow-green
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degrees Celsius. Due to the heat in the equatorial belt mornings are bright and sunny. This causes evaporation and conventional air currents are set up‚ followed by heavy down pours of convectional rain. The amount of rainfall recorded in one afternoon may be as much as the deserts receive for the entire year. Humid Subtropical The Humid Subtropical climate is found on the east coast of continents between 20o and 40o north and south of the equator. Humid Subtropical climate is known for hot
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