Explain the features of the marine west coast climate
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The student answer could include: upper middle latitude west coasts including western Europe and North America as far north as southern Alaska; westerly wind belt and jet stream year round; many front passages; moderate summers and cool winters; many days of low clouds and drizzle.
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A. Colorado B. North Carolina C. France D. Japan
A combination of related parts that interact in an organized manner:a
system d. uniformitarianism b. hypothesis e. scientific method c. theory
What current is associated with upwelling?
a. countercurrents b. eastern boundary currents c. western boundary currents d. warm-water currents e. transverse currents
Orographic lifting is related to mountain barriers, and it is often associated with ________
A) desert conditions on both sides of the mountains B) excessive rainfall on both sides of the mountains C) desert conditions on the leeward side of the mountains and excessive rainfall on the windward side D) desert conditions on the windward side of the mountains and excessive rainfall on the leeward side.