You spend one year in Mumbai, India. Write a letter to your friends in the United States describing how climate changes during that year and the processes behind the changes

What will be an ideal response?


Answers should mention wet summers, dry winters, and controlling factors such as the ITCZ, differential heating of land and water, high and low pressures, and orographic precipitation.

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________ model is used by geographers to explain the importance of proximity to the market in the choice of crops to the commercial farm

A) von Thünen's B) Whittlesey's C) Iqbel's D) McKinley's E) von Helsing's

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The greatest improvement in forecasting skill during the past 30 years has been made in forecasting

a. ?snowstorms along the eastern seaboard. b. ?the development of middle latitude cyclones in the Pacific Ocean. c. ?severe storm warnings for hurricanes and tornadoes. d. ?the movement of warm and cold fronts. e. ?maximum and minimum temperature 6 to 10 days into the future.

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The average age that a newborn can expect to attain in a given society is referred to as

A. Survivorship B. Life span C. Life age D. Life expectancy E. Infant mortality

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