Why is South America the recipient of North African dust rather than the other way around? What will be an ideal response?


Global atmospheric circulation moves air masses across the Atlantic Ocean. The prevailing wind
direction is toward the west because there is a general westward convergence of airflow toward the
equator due to the Coriolis effect. These winds are called the trade winds. They occur both north and
south of the equator.

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The federal program designed to attack the problem of poverty in Southern Appalachia in 1933 is the ______________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Many governments enact policies that affect what farmers can earn and keep them at the subsistence level. These policies include all of the following EXCEPT

A) price controls. B) export and import taxes. C) exchange rate manipulation. D) reduce the cost to purchase equipment.

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Distance variations between Earth and the Sun are very important in understanding seasonal temperature variations

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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This agriculturally productive soil is a(n)



A) Inceptisol.
B) Alfisol.
C) Aridisol.
D) Gelisol.
E) Mollisol.

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