What causes the precipitation shifts of seasonally humid tropical climates?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: When the ITCZ moves from one hemisphere to the next it brings maximum precipitation with it.
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Which of the following statements describes the air temperature on a cold morning when you see your breath?
A. It can be above or below freezing. B. It must be above freezing. C. It must be below freezing. D. It must be equal to the relative humidity.
Globalization in developing countries
A) has most benefited the poorest people. B) tends to level the differences between the rich and poor. C) can support subsistence farming by encouraging the importation of agricultural products. D) may threaten local attempts to market goods in developing nations.
Evaporating soil water ____
a. can only move downward b. is responsible for creating caliche c. is bound to the surface of soil particles by strong electrical forces d. is the primary agent in transporting soil particles from one level to another
Suppose a water monitoring well near an old landfill has been found to be contaminated with a cancer-causing chemical. The well is about 5000 meters (about 3 miles) away from a housing development that depends on well water. Assume a slow groundwater flow rate of 10 centimeters (0.1 meter) per day. When might the chemical contaminate wells in the development?
A. 50,000 days B. 5000 days C. 50 days D. 500 days