List and explain several factors that helped make Hurricane Mitch “the
most deadly hurricane to strike the Western Hemisphere in the last two
centuries.” What will be an ideal response?
• Mitch was a strong hurricane, with high winds, low pressure, etc.
• Mitch made landfall in a mountainous area, slowing the storm and
increasing the rainfall.
• Weak volcanic soils saturated easily and failed on steep mountain slopes.
• Landfall struck where many poorer communities had lower construction
standards and limited emergency-management resources.
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a) A b) B c) C d) E e) O
A primary factor causing monsoon circulations is:
A) Coriolis effect. B) ocean currents. C) greater temperature changes over continents compared to oceans. D) mountain ranges. E) waves in the westerlies.
What were some of the tensions that existed between the British and French during the colonial era?
What will be an ideal response?
The East Australian Current is an example of which of the following types of currents?
A) Eastern Boundary Current B) Equatorial Counter Current C) Northern Boundary Current D) Southern Boundary Current E) Western Boundary Current