Along the polar front, we may expect ____
a. typhoon generation
b. a belt of maximum sunshine
c. passage of middle-latitude cyclonic waves
d. passage of tropical waves
c
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A primate city is
A) a city with political, economic, and cultural functions. B) at least twice as large as the next smaller city. C) the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese. D) a rapidly growing city. E) the center of gravity for a hinterland.
The swelling behavior of highly expansive soils can be decreased by treating the soil with:
a. sodium b. potassium c. calcium d. chloride
The Sargasso Sea is unique because of all of the following except:
a) It is defined by currents in the Atlantic Ocean. b) The Gulf Stream merges into it. c) It is in the southern Atlantic Ocean. d) The water circulates the rotation center of the North Atlantic gyre.
Which of the following is not considered a loss to the sediment budget for a shoreline?
A) Sediment is carried farther along the shore by longshore currents. B) Sediment is eroded from local sea cliffs and headlands. C) Sand is blown off the beach on to adjacent coastal sand dunes. D) Sediment is eroded by waves and carried offshore by rip currents.