Look at the map of volcanoes of the world, and describe where most of the world's volcanoes are
found. What will be an ideal response?
Most volcanoes are at or near convergent or divergent plate boundaries. The two major volcano belts
are the circum-Pacific and the Mediterranean; the rest are near the mid-oceanic ridges
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According to statistics compiled by the World Bank, just over ________ of the world's population today lives in urban areas
A) 25% B) 50% C) 75% D) 100%
Figure 11.2 shows surface wind flow in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Place an H or an L in the center of each example to indicate what type of pressure is shown and write the name of the correct hemisphere below each of the examples. Pick one arrow from each example and draw your own arrows to indicate the pressure-gradient force in red, Coriolis force in blue, and friction in brown for that figure, or colors as indicated by your professor, as shown in Figure 11.2a. Label the pressuregradient force arrow with PGF, the Coriolis force arrow with CF, and the friction with F.
What will be an ideal response?
Cirrostratus, altostratus, nimbostratus, and stratus clouds are associated with stable atmospheric conditions
a. True b. False
Water flowing out of an enclosed basin due to the tides is called a/an ________
A) ebb current B) flood current C) neap tide D) spring tide E) tidal bore