In what ways do hot spots not fit in with the basic theory of plate tectonics and plate boundaries?

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A: Lava flows produce considerable damage to property. The rapidity of a lava flow and its distance cov...

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A: Advancements in the Latin America and also the Caribbean (LAC) had a tremendous influence on the eve...

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

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A: There are generally four types of air masses such as tropical, arctic, and polar along with the equa...

Q: About how much would global sea-level rise if the ice stored in the Antarctic and Greenland ice shee...

A: The Antarctica and Greenland ice sheets found in the north and the south polar region consists of th...

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Q: Describe and explain one example of biological weathering.

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Q: The tropics or countries at the equator receive the full amount of sunlight and energy available. Ho...

A: The tropics are places that lie in 23 degrees north and south of the equator. They are known to be t...

Q: Is it possible for a map to be both conformal and equivalent?

A: CONFORMAL AND EQUIVALENT MAP:  Conformal is a map or mathematical mapping it conserving the correct ...

Q: What is geography

A: GEOGRAPHY: Geography is the study of the earth's physical features and the atmosphere surrounding it...

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Q: Distinguish between Earth’s rotation and its revolution.

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Q: What characteristics on maps are shown by isotherms, isobars, and elevation contour lines?

A: The term iso means equal and therms means temperature. Hence isotherms are imaginary lines that are ...

Q: If I were to fly from Virginias Capital to New York’s is Capital then from there to the capital of W...

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Q: Solve this attachment.

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Q: how does the examination of human-environment relationships in ecosystems serve to illustrate the ro...

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Q: What is the central America land bridge

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