Name the five subtropical gyres and identify the main surface currents in each
What will be an ideal response?
a. North Pacific Gyre (North Equatorial Current, Kuroshio Current, North Pacific Current, and California Current
b. South Pacific Gyre (West Wind Drift)
c. North Atlantic Gyre (North Equatorial Current, Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Current/Drift, and Canary Current)
d. South Atlantic Gyre (West Wind Drift)
e. Indian Ocean Gyre (West Wind Drift and seasonal monsoons)
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A) Amazon Basin of South America B) Western Equatorial Africa C) Island of Madagascar D) Islands of the East Indies
It is now known that there are approximately how many genes in the human genome?
A) 10,000 B) 30,000 C) 100,000 D) 1,000,000
Which is a sustainability goal?
A. pollution prevention B. fossil fuel waste C. population growth D. extinction of species
Explain why the portions of the San Andreas fault that are "locked" are or are not safer than the parts
where the two plates slide more or less continually. What is the name of the theory that deals with this issue? What will be an ideal response?