Describe the types of destruction caused by hurricanes. Which one causes the majority of fatalities and destruction?

Q: What is the focus of the study of geomorphology?

A: Geomorphology:                            It is the study of landform evolution on the Earth. The wo...

Q: What factors contributed to racial mixing in Latin America, and where are the areas of strongest Ame...

A: there is a diverse combination of the Amerindian population; they have both continental ancestry wit...

Q: Describe and explain the differences between an earthflow and a mudflow.

A: Mudflow, stream of water that contains a lot of suspended particles and sediment. It has a higher th...

Q: How is solar energy “stored” in the biosphere?

A: Solar energy-Sun based energy is brilliant light and warmth from the Sun that is saddled utilizing a...

Q: What are some causes of long-term climate change?

A: Environment fluctuation remembers all the varieties for the environment that last more than particul...

Q: Explain the differences between a pyroclastic flow and a volcanic mudflow (lahar).

A: Flow- When the material move as fluid due to the presence of water, movement is called flow. It is a...

Q: What are the positive and negative effects of urbanization?

A: Urbanization is one of the common characteristics of economic development. With the gradual growth o...

Q: How does the diversity of species on sediment-covered shores compare with that of the rocky shore? S...

A: THE SPECIES ON SEDIMENT RANGE FROM WHALES, SEALS, BLENNIES, CRABS AND STARFISH SHARKS AND WHEN TALKI...

Q: Explain the process of frost wedging.

A:  Frost wedging is one typical form of physical or mechanical weathering. The idea that the water ris...

Q: Why are some playas in the basin-and-range desert so salty?

A:  PLAYA: Playa is one type of lake; it is also called a pan or dry lake. When rivers forming a centri...

Q: Briefly describe the following kinds of precipitation: rain, snow, hail.

A: PRECIPITATION: Microscopic droplets join together and grow in size when they become heavy and clouds...

Q: What are mineral salts?

A: Salt is a mineral made basically out of sodium chloride (NaCl), a substance compound with a more sig...

Q: What are the main differences between granite and basalt?

A: Granite and basalt are the type of rocks which are originated through volcanic eruption, Noth has th...

Q: Describe characteristics and features of the mid-ocean ridge, including the difference between ocean...

A: Mid-oceanic ridge is indeed the longest mountain chain in the world spanning over 65,000 km, with ov...

Q: The true measure of development cannot only be in terms of economic growth, as development must refl...

A: Economic growth- Monetary improvement is the advancement of economy where the economy of a country f...

Q: How does wind direction in south Asia different from summer to winter?

A: South Asia monsoon is heavily dependent upon the winds generated from the Indian Ocean. These winds ...

Q: Describe how chief Mountain, Montana, is associated with faulting.

A: Montana state is located in the northwestern part of the U.S, it shares a border with Canada, it is ...

Q: List several examples of natural climate change. Do natural climate change mechanisms account for th...

A: The long-term weather pattern around 35 years in a particular region is called climate. The earth's ...

Q: How does hydrogen bonding produce the surface tension phenomenon of water?

A:                 Hydrogen bonding is an interaction involving a hydrogen atom located between a pair ...

Q: Describe the origin, composition, and distribution of biogenous sediment.

A: Biogenous sediments are sediments which are remained parts or skeleton of microscopic and macroscopi...

Q: How did Eratosthenes calculate the approximate size of Earth? Which of his assumptions was the “shak...

A: The most prominent feat of Eratosthenes is his calculation of the Earth's circumference. He document...

Q: What explains the presence of large lakes, such as lake Bonneville, during the Pleistocene?

A: LAKE BONNEVILLE WAS THE LARGEST LAKE FOUND IN GREAT BASIN OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. LAKE BONNEVILLE ...

Q: What is a cyclone? An anticyclone?

A: ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCES: Atmospheric disturbances are those which disturb the normal on-going of at...

Q: Summarize the major issues underlying international efforts to address climate change.

A: It affects all the regions around all the world. Increasing heat, drought, melting of glaciers, eart...

Q: What are the impacts of volcanic hazards to the community? to people?

A: VOLCANIC HAZARD: A volcanic hazard is the phenomena in which a volcanic eruption or different geophy...

Q: Describe the characteristics of an easterly wave.

A: Atmospheric Wave-   It is a disturbance in the atmosphere due to changes in factors like temperature...

Q: Sketch and describe the different kinds of tectonic plate boundaries. What causes their differences?

A: Tectonic plates are the huge crust of land which continually floats over the asthenosphere. There ar...

Q: What is the role of temperature in the soil–water budget?

A: A dirt's water spending plan measures the apportioning of water contributions to different yields an...

Q: With how much ease and ability do ideas, goods, and people flow in and out of the Korean Peninsula?

A: Peninsula is the landmass that is connected to the land on one side, and by three sides it is surrou...

Q: Contrast the erosional processes of glacial plucking and glacial abrasion.

A: The glacier is a huge landmass covered with ice that slowly moves over land and is called the river ...

Q: Why are clay particles and humus important ingredients of soil?

A:                      Soil is composed of living, non living and dead organic matter. Soil is the top...

Q: provide brief description of Internationa Journal of Geo-information (isprs).

A: Worldwide Journal of Geographical Information Science is a month to month peer-inspected logical dia...

Q: What are the two major deep-water masses? Where do they form at the ocean’s surface?

A: Water mass, collection of sea water with an unmistakable tight scope of temperature and saltiness an...

Q: What is a rock glacier?

A: GLACIERS: Glaciers are the slow moving mass or flow of river ice formed by the amassing squeezing of...

Q: what is a disadvantage of telecommuting

A: Telecommuting is the method of working via home. Any firm may term it 'e-commuting.' It is an agreem...

Q: For the following marine organisms, determine if they are plankton,nekton, or benthos: (a) sharks,(b...

A: Plankton- Microscopic floating organisms such as algae, diatoms, protozoans, and larval forms are ca...

Q: What is the type of fault in picture -14 Horst and Graben fault O Parallel fault O

A: Faults:              When the earth’s crust cracks, faulting takes place. A fault is a planar fractu...

Q: Describe and explain the tectonic activity, volcanic activity, and general topographic features asso...

A: Mid-ocean ridge:                            A famous example of a mid-ocean ridge is the Mid-Atlanti...

Q: Where is Arches National Park in?

A: ARCHES NATIONAL PARK IS IN USA    

Q: Explain how submarine canyons are created.

A: Over 71% of Earth's surface covered by the hydrosphere. Oceans originated primarily from volcanic de...

Q: 15. Which staple grain has historically supported the largest number of people and grows at a latitu...

A: STAPLE GRAINS: Staple grains are those food grains that make up the world's population diet, such as...

Q: What type of landforms are the round steep depressions? why do lakes form depressions around them?

A: KARST TOPOGRAPHY: In limestone countries, the work of groundwater is most significant. The limestone...

Q: Explain how faulting can leave older rocks resting over younger rocks

A: Faulting mechanism – The fault is a curved fracture planar on the earth's surface. A fault is formed...

Q: Give some examples of diffusion?

A: Diffusion- Diffusion is the process of transmission of any substance from higher concentration to lo...

Q: Why might meandering rivers make poor political boundaries?

A: The rivers that form a sinusoidal channel or alternating curvatures during their journey are known a...

Q: What roles may heavy rain play in triggering a landslide?

A: Rainfall is by far the most frequent source of landslides. The expense of "Rainfall Triggered Landsl...

Q: How are soils classified and mapped?

A: Soil is the mixture sediments, minerals, water, organic matter, and air. It is the surface of land a...

Q: What could be the result of the different human activities in reforming the land? What are its major...

A: Today, the land on our planet Earth is under the dominance of the anthroposphere. The human presence...

Q: What are the characteristics of the three common desert landscape surfaces—the erg, the reg, and the...

A: A desert is an infertile region of the scene where little precipitation happens and, subsequently, d...

Q: Describe the basic steps in the carbon cycle.

A: Carbon is a crucial element involved in different spheres of the planet, such as in the atmosphere, ...