Calm winds associated with a weak pressure gradient and the vertical ascent of air in the ITCZ are known as

A) Hadley cells. B) the doldrums C) westerlies. D) the horse latitudes.


B

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A. cross-breeding. B. reproductive isolation. C. geographic isolation. D. divergence. E. genetic engineering

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What is one of the best indicators of the momentum for continued population growth?

A) the death rate and the average life expectancy B) the youthfulness of a population C) the death rate of a population D) the average life expectancy of a population

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According to the Köppen system of classifying climates, in which of the following climate types would thunderstorms NOT be expected?

A. climate A B. climate E C. climate C D. climate D

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Why would using the continental shelves to reassemble the continents provide a better fit than using the shorelines of the continents?

What will be an ideal response?

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