Even though more hurricanes form, on average, over the Eastern Pacific than over the tropical North Atlantic, we generally hear less about them. Why do you think this is so?
What will be the ideal response?
ANSWER: Many hurricanes form off the coast of Mexico over the Northeast Pacific. In fact, this area usually spawns about nine hurricanes each year, which is slightly more than the yearly average of six hurricanes born over the North Atlantic. Eastern North Pacific hurricanes normally move westward, away from the coast, and so little is heard about them. When one does move northwestward, it normally weakens rapidly over the cool water of the North Pacific.
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A) 0.1 s. B) 10 s. C) 100 s. D) none of the above
One of the world's major arid regions is found in northwestern South Asia and is called _____________________________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).