Outside the Caribbean, where else have you witnessed or experienced this kind of celebration?
What will be an ideal response?
New Orleans, Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast people celebrate Mardi Gras, which is the identical religious foundation, and they also were impacted by Caribbean migration. Other possible answers might include Fastnacht in Germany.
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Which of the following provides another name for a "mother of pearl" cloud?
A. pileus cloud B. banner cloud C. noctilucent cloud D. nacreous cloud
Describe the following weather conditions at 7:00 a.m. EST on November 9, 2011, in Nashville, Tennessee (36° N, 87° W; an enlarged copy of the station model is shown here).
The question is based on the surface weather map for November 9, 2011. This day was chosen because of the weather conditions present. There is a well-developed midlatitude cyclone centered near Chicago, with a cold front extending to the southwest and a warm front extending to the east. Several areas of high pressure are found along the east coast and in the west.
(a) Temperature: __________ °F
(b) Dew point: __________ °F
(c) Wind speed: __________ knots
(d) Wind direction: ________________
(e) Pressure: __________ mb
(f) Pressure change over last 3 hours: __________ mb
(g) What explains this change in pressure?
(h) What explains the wind direction?
In Nigeria, Hausa,Yoruba, and Igbo are spoken by approximately 30 percent each, and the remaining 10 percent of the population use one of the other 490 languages
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following contains a modern continental rift?
A. eastern North America B. East Timor C. eastern Africa D. eastern Europe E. eastern Pacific Ocean