The Cwa climate of Lucknow, India owes its precipitation pattern to
A) the dry eastern side of the subtropical high.
B) the moist western side of the subtropical high.
C) seasonal shifts in wind direction.
D) typhoons that bring high amounts of rain.
C) seasonal shifts in wind direction.
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A) They can be focused using smaller lenses. B) They have shorter wavelengths than visible light. C) They are electrically charged. D) They can be generated with electricity. E) none of the above
The Tibetan and Himalaya Plateaus are the result of
A. two continental plates being subducted beneath each other. B. two continental plates diverging from each other. C. two continental plates colliding and forming mountain ranges.
Which region had the least amount of clouds?
A) The subtropical parts of northern Africa, especially during January B) The equatorial part of Africa, especially during January C) The equatorial parts of South America D) The equatorial parts of the Atlantic Ocean
Why did Alexander du Toit feel it was necessary to propose a northern landmass he named Laurasia?
A)Pangaea did not account for all known landmasses. B)The landmass helped resolve climatological inconsistencies. C)Paleomagnetic studies of the seafloor proved its existence. D)A large mass of Gondwana had broken off and drifted northward. E)Recent ocean voyages discovered remnants of its existence.