An imaginary continent extends from the equator to 50°S. It is about as wide as the continental United States. Describe the likely pattern of isotherms showing the average annual temperature ranges

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The main pattern would be latitudinal; but isotherms would curve both equatorward and poleward, depending on the season, with increasing distances away from the western coast in the middle latitudes.

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____________________ are relatively straight features cutting across a mosaic

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Net radiation (NET R) refers to

A) the net energy expended for ground heating and cooling.
B) the balance of all radiation incoming and outgoing at Earth's surface.
C) the amount of insolation coming into the surface.
D) the amount of insolation not absorbed at the surface.

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A) between corporations and financial institutions B) between business and government C) between owners of the means of production and the workers who operate those means D) between producers and consumers E) between competing firms

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