Explain why summers along the west coast of the United States tend to be dry, whereas along the east coast summers tend to be wet.?
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ANSWER: During the summer, the Pacific high drifts northward. Sinking air on its eastern side produces a strong upper-level subsidence inversion, which tends to keep summer weather along the West Coast relatively dry. Along the east Coast, the clockwise circulation of winds around the Bermuda high brings warm tropical air northward into the United States and southern Canada from the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Because sinking air is not as well developed on this side of the high, the humid air can rise and condense into towering cumulus clouds and thunderstorms.
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a. ?on the oceanic side of the zone b. ?at the zone c. ?on the opposite side of the subducting plate d. ?on the opposite side of the inland plate e. ?inland from the zone
_______________ is an informal term that encompasses all geologic time from 4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago
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Describe the rural settlement patterns for Australia and the island countries, and explain why these differ
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One of the most significant pull factors causing Jewish migration was
A) the internationalization of Jerusalem in 1946. B) the reunification of Jerusalem in 1967. C) the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. D) the development of successful irrigation techniques in the desert. E) the beginning of the Cold War.