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Q: It took 200,000 years for our human population to reach 1 billion—and only 200 years to reach 7 bill...

A: In demographics, the world population is the total number of people actually living and is expected ...

Q: What is a cyclone and what type of weather is it associated with?

A: A cyclone is a general term for a weather system in which winds spin inward to a low atmospheric pre...

Q: Plate Tectonics What are the different types of plate boundaries?

A: Tectonic plates are those plates or slabs orf rocks that are found on the surface of the earth and c...

Q: What causes a river to meander? When is a stream considered as graded? What other factor determine s...

A: MEANDER: River flow with huge volume of water and load that makes the river flow slowly in the plain...

Q: Hydrosphere How are humans using these features (fishing, tourism, wildlife etc)?

A: Fishing is a practice of catching the live fisheries from the water bodies and they are collected fo...

Q: How does ice retain a record of past atmospheric gas composition?       in trapped air bubbl...

A: Ice sheets have a special property. They allow us to go back in time and take another time to sample...

Q: What are the four elements of weather and climate?

A: WEATHER: Weather is the condition of the atmosphere over a small area, generally for 24 hours to one...

Q: Monsoonal circulation is driven by:       seasonal changes in insolation.     differ...

A: Monsoon is the reversal in the direction of winds and the monsoon circulation consists of well defin...

Q: Learning skills in assertive communication can help reduce substance use because our needs may get m...

A: Assertive Communication for reducing Substance Use Being assertive is a vital communication ability...

Q: QUESTION 1 Match the following with the correct type of stress. You may use answers more than on...

A: Shearing and twisting lead to the formation of Strike-slip fault. Strike-slip fault, also known as a...

Q: xplain why the Eastern United States has relatively little tectonic activity compared to the western...

A: The eastern coast of the united states consists of the Atlantic ocean and consists of older rocks. T...

Q: Plate Tectonics What are the three types of convergent boundaries and how are they different?

A: Plate tectonics are plates or slabs of hard rocks that are found over the surface of the earth such ...

Q: On which day of the year is Earth closest to the Sun (perihelion)? Farthest from the Sun (aphelion)?

A: The perihelion denotes the distant point in the planet that is closest to the orbit or the planetary...

Q: 1. Why is the Earth considered to be a ‘dynamic’ planet?   2. What makes the lithospheric plates mov...

A: The Dynamic Planet Earth Change is the only constant in the history of our world, perhaps. The natu...

Q: According to data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, from 2010 to 2015 the amount of lan...

A: The FAO represents the world food and agriculture organization formed by the U.N which acts as a spe...

Q: Why is there greater changes in snow cover over the past century in Eurasia than in North America? W...

A: Seasonal snow is a significant component of the Earth's climate system. Snow cover tends to maintain...

Q: Are There Any Oil Resources in Ireland: 1. Mining History in Ireland 2. Where are the Major Deposit...

A: 1.Mining History in Ireland Ireland has a long tradition of mining operations. Records of mining g...

Q: Total precipitation received by ground is usually expressed in?

A: Precipitation is a product of the atmosphere that falls under the impact of gravity. Precipitation c...

Q: Explain the following chart in terms of Demographic Transition? Is it a viable model that can be app...

A: Demographic Transition Whether we believe that we are heading toward a global catastrophe and an end...

Q: Why geographers interested in paleography

A: Paleogeography is an ancient study of the surface of the earth, which is constantly changing. As the...

Q: questions are based on the map

A: The temperature contrast can be seen more vividly in winter months between the arctic and equator. A...

Q: What is meant by the terms constant gases and variable gases in the atmosphere?

A: ATMOSPHERE: Our earth is surrounded by a blanket of air. This layer of air is called the Earth's atm...

Q: What landform stretches across France, Belgium, Germany, and Poland to Russia?a. The Western uplands...

A: Northern European Plain The North European Plain is extended throughout the countries from Belgium,...

Q: What is not a characteristic of southern Mesopotamia geography

A: It is assumed that the Sumerian civilization first took shape in southern Mesopotamia approximately ...

Q: Briefly answer all 5 parts of this question in order.  a. What are the two main gases responsible fo...

A: ANSWER:(a)The two main gases are responsible for climate changes are; carbon di-oxide(20%) and other...

Q: How does ice move?     It slips along its base.   It flows internally from regions of ...

A: The ice of the glacier moves under the impact of gravity that results in glacial motion. The ice slo...

Q: When can a total solar eclipse occur: (Give ALL correct answers, i.e., B, AC, BCD...) A) only in spr...

A: A solar eclipse occurs when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight path, and the rays of the sun...

Q: 5 tourist spots in Bangkok. Describe each.

A: Bangkok, with a population of over 9 million people, is one of the world's largest cities. Visitors ...

Q: What was the general long-term climate trend the last 50 million years?

A: Climate change is periodic alterations in climate of the earth generally caused by natural forces of...

Q: Suppose you are hiking in the mountains of Utah and find a fossil of an animal that lived on the oce...

A: Mississippian Period The Mississippian period, also known as Lower Carboniferous or Early Carbonife...

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: the question is on the screenshot

A: ISTHMUS: An isthmus is a narrow strip of land which connects the two larger pieces of land masses is...

Q: Compare and contrast the site locational patterns of Steel Mini-Mills and Integrated Mills in the U....

A: Comparison between the site location patterns of steel Mini-Mills and Integrated Mills in the U.S.: ...

Q: Distinguish among contact, shear, and hydrothermal metamorphism. Define the term foliation. Describe...

A: The process of Metamorphism can take place in a variety of different environments where special cond...