Biosphere / Environmental Sustainability Challenges: What are 2 environmental sustainability issues (deforestation, urbanization, poaching, etc.) in each of your nations, aside from climate change itself? This can also involve environmental problems humans face, such as pollution or water scarcity.

Q: How does the Earth’s magnetic field affect newly forming rocks at the mid-ocean ridge? Why does it l...

A:  Mid oceanic ridges: Oceanic ridges are accretionary plate boundaries where new lithosphere is forme...

Q: Why are fossils a useful tool in relative dating?

A: A fossil is the body or remains of a dead animal or plant that was preserved due in soil or rock whi...

Q: Explain in your own words the entire life cycle of oceanic crust, starting with why rocks in the man...

A:  The earth’s crust: The crust is the outer most layer of the earth. It is a very thin layer the thic...

Q: Is there a single energy source, a “silver bullet”, that will take the US (and the world) beyond the...

A: Note: Since we only answer up to three subparts, we will answer the first three. Please resubmit the...

Q: Based on the surface currents as shown, how would you expect the climate in London (~50oN) to compar...

A: Based on the above image of the surface currents, London located in Europe has a different climate t...

Q: Why is there water scarcity issue from a geographic perspective?

A: As the earth is unevenly distributed, similarily the resource of the planet are unevenly distributed...

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: What climate region is found in Churchill, Canada?

A: Location of Churchill, Canada: Churchill (58˚46ˊN to 94˚10ˊW) is the town in northern Monitoba, Cana...

Q: The Hawaiian Islands have formed as the Pacific Plate moves northwestward over a hot spot of Earth’s...

A: The pacific plate is the largest oceanic plate in the world and is dominated by the trenches, volcan...

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...

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: Explain the following points, using seismic evidence for your argument: a. Earth has a non-uniform d...

A: A. Earth has a non-uniform density In fact, the planet Earth doesn't even have a uniform density, it...

Q: How are air masses classified? Explain the relationship between the characteristics of air masses an...

A: Definition of air mass: The term air mass, as used by a large volume of air which is mostly homogene...

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: When an oceanic and continental plate collide, why does the oceanic plate subduct? What ends up happ...

A: Note: Since we only answer up to 3 subparts we will answer the first three parts. Please resubmit yo...

Q: Using latitude as a guide, match these locations with the proper description of the radiation budget...

A: Strong Radiation Surplus - A:  The strong surplus of radiation takes place between the latitudes of ...