What is temperature inversion, and how does it affect urban air pollution problems?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: A layer in the atmosphere in which warmer air lies above cooler air; it makes pollution worse by limiting vertical circulation.
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The primary reason for the extreme summer aridity of the Mediterranean climate in California is ____
a. that storms do not form in summer b. that the air is too cool to produce adequate precipitation c. the sinking air of the subtropical highs d. the ITCZ moves north in summer e. the Bermuda high intensifies and shifts northward in summer
What is the economic process of withdrawing investments from low profit sectors and reinvesting in new activities?
A) deindustrialization B) staples economy C) creative destruction D) mass-market manufacturing E) none of the above
Why does precipitation tend to be higher in the tropics than in the subtropics?
A. Hadley cells B. lack of moisture in the subtropics C. orography D. differences in convection E. oceanic circulations