Describe and explain the formation of landforms that result from strike-slip faulting (such as linear fault troughs, sag ponds, and offset streams).

Q: How did the discovery of valuable mineral resources change the character of western North America?

A: The third-largest continent, North America, stretches from the northeast, the small Aleutian Islands...

Q: Earth's seasons are caused by:       the movement of the Sun from north to south of the eq...

A: The Planet Earth has seasons since the axis is tilted. The planet's axis is still oriented in the sa...

Q: The majority of earthquakes in the world occur under seamounts. far away from plate boundaries. ...

A: Earthquake is a phenomenon of shaking of the earth surface, it is generally associated with the volc...

Q: In what ways does the surface of earth warm the troposphere above?

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

Q: Is ozone the most abundant gas in the stratospheric ozone layer? explain.

A: OZONE (STRATOSPHERE LAYER):  Yes, ozone is the most abundant gas in ozone layer or stratospheric lay...

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

A: Ice sheets have one special property. They enable us to go back in time and take another time to sam...

Q: 1. Natural Resources - How many and what types of natural resources are available?

A: RESOURCES: The term 'resource' in Economic Geography does not necessarily mean a valuable thing or a...

Q: Discuss Wide scope of Geography around other domains

A: Geography has been one of the earth's ancient disciplines, its origins date from the early Greek sch...

Q: What are the three heat zones on the Earth? Explain any one of them with the help of a labelled Heat...

A: Introduction As we all know that the Earth is Geoid or in common spherical in shape. This results in...

Q: A hot, dry day in the arizona desert 115°f to celsius degrees ?

A: Introduction To convert Fahrenheit into Celsius, we need to use the following formula: (32°F − 32) ×...

Q: Does the north Pole lean toward the Sun throughout the year? If not, how does the north Pole’s orien...

A: The earth spins on its axis and revolves around a political path around the sun in its orbit. Throug...

Q: What is meant by the term volcanism?

A: Volcanism means the process of eruption of magma that is molten rocks from the volcano on the surfac...

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: Which midlatitude location will typically experience higher summer temperatures: a coastal area, or ...

A: The middle-latitude are places that are located away from the tropics and poles and they generally l...

Q: Choose the word that best fits the blank. The words in parentheses represent the choices for each bl...

A: The mantel plume is a mechanism of convection that is located in the interior of the earth in the me...

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: Briefly explain how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works.

A: GLOBL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS): Global positioning system (GPS) is a system of global navigation wit...

Q: What is the relative temperature of the ocean current flowing along the west coast of a continent in...

A: The mid-latitudes are known as tropic of cancer and Capricorn they are affected by the hour's daylig...

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: 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: 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: Question 1 Tell whether the following scenario represents Physical, Chemical or Biological weatherin...

A: ANSWER: (1) No answer text provided. ANSWER: (2) Biological Weathering EXPLANATION: weathering cause...

Q: Why is chemical weathering more effective in humid climates than in arid climates?

A: Introduction Chemical weathering is a process of conversion of minerals in a rock into clays by oxid...