How does geology help explain why islands in the pacific realm are so wildely scattered

Q: What is the biggest threat to the savanna?

A: SAVANNA: The word savanna is used for different purposes such as 'savanna region,' 'savanna climate'...

Q: Distinguish between GPS and GIS (geographic information systems).

A: A GIS is a geographic positioning system and a GPS is a global positioning system a GIS is used to r...

Q: What are soil separates?

A: SOIL: The word soil has been derived from Latin word 'Solum' which means "floor". Soil is the thin s...

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: African and Arabian Plate boundary: a. continental- Continental convergent b. Oceanic- Oceanic conve...

A: Africa's modern tectonic history coincides with the collapse of Gondwana ~ 200 Mya. It was then that...

Q: In terms of climate, how is an increase in elevation similar to an increase in latitude?

A: Altitude is that the height of some extent measured from the ocean level. Latitude is that the angle...

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: Which of the following is a characteristic of religion?     myth     ritual     sy...

A: Religion is a social-cultural structure that connects humanity to metaphysical, transcendental, and ...

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: Describe and explain the temperature and moisture characteristics of a maritime polar (mp) air mass

A: When the air gets the temperature and characteristics of the region which is associated with the hum...

Q: What is albedo?

A: The earth and its atmosphere reflect part of solar radiation back of space. It has been estimated th...

Q: Why does the ITCZ generally shift north of the equator in the Northern Hemisphere summer, and south ...

A: INTER TROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE (ITCZ): Intertropical convergence zone is the region where air comes...

Q: Why are thunderstorms more common over land than over water?

A: THUNDERSTORMS: "It is a storm caused by convectional activity and accompanied by thunder and lightni...

Q: Differentiate between a hazard, a risk, an accident and a near miss.

A: A hazard may cause damage, for example electricity, chemicals, ladder work, noise, a machine, a trou...

Q: Describe the relationship between the “steepness” of a pressure gradient and the speed of the wind a...

A: Ignoring the effect of inertia due to the mass of the air, we can say that the wind speed is mainly ...

Q: What does the name of a biome tell you about the landscapes of that area?

A: A biome is indeed a vast field of forest, soil, climate and fauna. There are five main biomes: aquat...

Q: 8. Complete the following table: Koppen Climate Zone Special Information Temperature Patterns Precip...

A: KOPPEN'S CLASSIFICATION CLIMATE: Dr. Wladimir Koppen (1846-1940) was a German botanist and climatolo...