Geography

How do changes in sea level affect the AMOC and what are the potential consequences for the global climate?
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The Slumgullion landslide is located in the San Juan Mountains of ______; it originates in high-elevation, steep peaks dominated by ______ rocks.
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Some rocks and minerals are not stable at the surface because they Group of answer choices are exposed to water. formed in high-temperature environments. formed in high-pressure environments. are exposed to oxygen. All of these.
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Evidence of past _____ and tectonism is observable on Venus, but currently there is no evidence of active plate tectonics.
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An aquifer is composed of sufficient saturated ____________ material to yield significant quantities of water.
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Where is the youngest tectonic plate material found in the Atlantic basin
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Your weather is currently under the influence of a low-pressure system (Low) whose center is located due west of you. The wind at your location is most likely from the ____ and your air pressure is ______.
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What would be the possible solutions to the negative impact caused by humans activities in the river?
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when heavy extrication tools are required to force a damaged door open, you should:
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Process maps do not provide specific information exchanges for each activity. Select one: True False
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The ________ is characterized by subsidence and divergence near the 30 latitude, north and south, and consists of several semipermanent, anticyclonic centers.
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When we examine the real world, we obtain an average distribution of sea-level pressure and winds for January and July, and we can observe that there are regions where pressure systems appear to persist throughout the year. These systems are referred to as ____________________ because they move only slightly during the course of a year.
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_______________________only occur in the Northern Hemisphere, as the Southern Hemisphere has no landmasses at appropriate latitudes (between 40 and 70) A) Tropical A climates B) Dry climates (B) C) Mid latitudes climates (C) D) Severe Mid latitude climates (D)
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About one-third of the toxic metal, mercury (Hg), is released into the air from natural sources, such as rocks, soil, volcanoes, and the ocean. The remaining two-thirds comes from ____. Group of answer choices airplane exhaust waste from livestock mercury-rich plants automobile exhaust human activities
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Where there are abrupt changes in elevation, climate patterns Group of answer choices change over short distances, especially over water. remain uniform, especially over land. change over short distances especially over land.
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________ are both dry land, erosional features cut from bedrock. A) Bajadas and blowouts B) Inselbergs and barcanoids C) Pediments and inselbergs D) Pediments and playas
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Bermuda is located in the Sargasso Sea within the North Atlantic subtropical gyre, where waters have relatively low total productivity. The warm and saline surface waters typically are stratified all year so that upwelling and vertical mixing are not factors in net primary production. The reason for the spring maxima in net production at 1 m and 40 m is likely due to ______at that time of year.a.increasing solar radiationb.mixing due to tropical cyclonesc.increased nutrient intake from rivers
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g What is the relevance of developing a comprehensive reference database for continental Africa to understand world patterns of genetic variation and its history?
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Surface water and groundwater are Group of answer choices completely separate systems interconnected systems effluent systems offstream systems
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Larger rocky planets such as Earth have a relatively _____ surface area compared to their inner volume, allowing them to retain heat longer. This heat results in tectonic and volcanic activity
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On a weather map, this front, drawn in blue, represents a region where colder air is replacing warmer air: Select one: a. warm front. b. cold front. c. cold-type occluded front. d. warm-type occluded front.
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If a new disease were to start in a location and spread rapidly in that location for a period of time, it would be labeled a(n) ______. If it spread across a wide geographic area (perhaps across continents), it would be labeled a(n) ______.
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When the amount of insolation being absorbed by the Earth's surface is greater than the amount of longwave radiation being emitted, the Earth's temperature will
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A municipality considering measures to decrease local air pollution would achieve the largest decrease from
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