Why did early sailing ships bringing goods from the Americas to Europe first sail up the eastern coast before crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
A) They were avoiding pirates
B) They wanted to take advantage of the mid-latitude westerlies
C) They needed to stop for fuel only held in northern ports
D) They wanted to avoid the trade winds
B) They wanted to take advantage of the mid-latitude westerlies
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A) Addis Ababa B) Bamako C) Kinshasa D) Johannesburg E) Nairobi
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A) Bergeron process B) Hadley process C) Adiabatic effect D) Coriolis effect E) Counter clockwise process
Total fertility rate refers to ________
A) the number of offspring born during a given year B) the average age at which females become sexually active C) the number of females giving birth during a given year D) the number of offspring that survive to become reproductive adults E) the potential number of offspring born per female in her reproductive years
Vertisols, aridisols, oxisols, and ultisols all have in common that they
A. form in warm climates. B. lack a well-developed A horizon. C. are deeply weathered soils. D. resist formation into polypedons.