The tropical wet-and-dry climate is influenced mainly by the ____
a. polar front and the subtropical highs
b. polar front and the ITCZ
c. subtropical highs and polar front
d. ITCZ and subtropical highs
e. subtropical highs and polar lows
ANSWER: d
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a. solifluction b. rockfall c. soil creep d. mudflow
The dry conveyor belt
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A) The west side of the wave has rising, stable air. B) The west side of the wave has descending, unstable air. C) The east side of the wave has rising, unstable air. D) The east side of the wave has descending, stable air.
Which is the primary method of obtaining water by desert-dwelling kangaroo rats?
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