Why are subtropical desert (BWh) climates generally hotter in summer than tropical humid (A) climates?

Q: Distinguish between Earth’s rotation and its revolution.

A: EARTH'S ROTATION: The earth spins on its own imaginary axis (6612° Inclined to its orbital plane) fr...

Q: In total, the McCarty Glacier has retreated approximately _____ kilometers in 102 years.  Please sel...

A: McCarty Glacier is a tidewater glacier situated in Harding Icefield, Kenai Mountains, Kenai Peninsul...

Q: Distinguish between GPS and GIS (geographic information systems).

A: A GIS is a geographic positioning system and a GPS is a global positioning system a GIS is used to r...

Q: 1) What evidence indicates a cooler climate in Europe and nearby regions during the Little Ice Age? ...

A: ANSWER (1): The little ice age is a period between 1300 and 1870, as a consequence European faced co...

Q: Magnetic lineations on the ocean floor:     match the pattern of magnetic-reversal history f...

A: Magnetic lineation was discovered by Mars Global Surveyor, it lies on a plane of foliation which is ...

Q: The primary result of the greenhouse effect on Earth is to   a. retain heat, keeping the Earth...

A: GREENHOUSE GASES: A greenhouse is meant for plants in cold countries where total insolation during w...

Q: How do plutonism and volcanism differ from each other? How are they alike?

A: Volcanic rocks and plutonic rocks, both are igneous rocks. While both are igneous rocks, they vary i...

Q: A well-developed soil will have all layers O, A, E, B & C on the top of the parent material, fro...

A: SOIL: The word Soil comes from the Latin word Solum meaning soil i.e. ground of base. The famous Rus...

Q: The five pertain to tools for studying any topic, while the five pertain to what geographers study.

A: The five theme pertain to tools for studying any topic, while the five subfields pertain to what geo...

Q: What is not typically found in a low‐gradient stream environment? high discharge high sediment c...

A: Low gradient streams include wider and less rugged valleys, with a capacity of streams to meander. M...

Q: What is the ozone layer, and where is it located?

A: OZONE LAYER: Ozone is present in the atmosphere near the earth's surface also, its highest concentra...

Q: *Compare and contrast hurricanes and tornadoes:*- What are they?- When do most of them form?- Where ...

A: Cyclones and tornadoes are both stormy systems of the atmosphere that can lead to damage. They are c...

Q: What processes are involved in warming and cooling Earth’s surface and atmosphere?

A: PROCESSES OF HEATING AND COOLING OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE AND ATMOSPHERE: practically all of the energ...

Q: What is the importance of geography? Explain why we should learn and teach geography.

A: According to National Geographic, geography is the "study of places and relationships between people...

Q: Explain the differences between an equivalent (equal area) map projection and a conformal map projec...

A: All map projections reveal some sort of distortion in areas far from the projection centre. Based on...

Q: Define the following terms: latitude, longitude, parallel, meridian, and prime meridian.

A: LATITUDE: In geography, the term latitude means a geographic coordinate; this coordinate specifies t...

Q: Compare the similarities and differences between sand and boulders.

A: Sand is a granular aggregate resulting from rock erosion, varying in scale from 0.075 mm to 4.75 mm....

Q: If you’re at the North Pole and you travel 1 degree east,  you will actually move ___ miles.  If you...

A: 1˚=69.172 miles(east to west_ longitude) 1˚=69 miles(north to south _latitude)

Q: In what ways was life on Earth responsible for the composition of our modern atmosphere?

A: The earth is known to have been formed some 4.5 billion years ago. The earth at that time had a prim...

Q: Q2. The graphs below show water levels over the course of a lunar mohth. exposed to the most air if ...

A: During the seasonal period of the seas, the sea level increases or the floods rise before it hits it...

Q: Natural Gas Resources in Ireland: Their Mining History, Location of Major Deposits, Consumption Stat...

A: The Mining History of Natural Gas in Ireland The Corrib Gas Field was discovered in 1996 but was no...

Q: Describe how atmospheric pressure changes with increasing altitude

A: The air exerts a pressure that is called atmospheric pressure which is calculated in 1031.25 Mb or m...

Q: Study the image. Which phrase describes this plate boundary? does not occur in oceans O may form rif...

A: Conservative/Transform plate boundary A conservative plate boundary, often referred to as the tra...

Q: Explain why the winds in the middle and upper troposphere tend to blow from west to east in both the...

A: CORIOLIS FORCE: The Coriolis force acts of moving winds and changes its direction. In the southern h...

Q: Which of the following is a characteristic of religion?     myth     ritual     sy...

A: Religion is a social-cultural structure that connects humanity to metaphysical, transcendental, and ...

Q: What would be the classifications of the air masses that form over Siberia?   a. Maritime arctic b. ...

A: There are generally four types of air masses such as tropical, arctic, and polar along with the equa...

Q: The table below shows barometric pressure Péadings. Barometric Pressure Reading 1010 mb Day Monday T...

A: Barometric  Pressure: Atmospheric Pressure, also known as Barometric pressure, this pressure is exer...

Q: if the canopy is removed from a Southeast Asian tropical rainforest site. (SEA has very different pr...

A: The canopy is a characteristic feature of tropical rainforest, which increases the ecological divers...

Q: The area of fastest flow in a stream is called the trunk stream. plunge pool. meander. thalw...

A: If the water runs straight along the highest, the fastest flow would be in the middle of the stream ...