Alabama isn't a desert! Yet, it is at the same latitude as most major deserts in the Northern Hemisphere. What major feature on the earth is responsible for Alabama's humid climate? Group of answer choices hadley cells tradewinds ocean gyres ground water

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A: Climate:- Climate is defined as conditions prevailing in an area for a long period of time.

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Q: A student is walking around the Box Springs Mountains just north of UCR campus where the "C" is…

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Q: Which of the climate change factors listed below is NOT caused by warming temperatures?

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Q: Why do deserts lie along the 30 degree north and south parallels of the world?

A: Most of the world's deserts are located near 30 degrees north latitude or south latitude.

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Q: What causes ocean water near the poles to be colder than the ocean water near the equator

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