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Q: Compare the causes and effects of tectonic versus eustatic changes in sea level.

A: Sea level changes or the change in volume of seawater is both temporally and spatially widespread ph...

Q: Explain the circumstances that can lead to stream rejuvenation.

A: Streams are rejuvenated because, having grown to the fundamental level, they have unexpectedly been ...

Q: What are the major differences between the conditions and biocommunities of hydrothermal vents and c...

A: Hydrothermal vents and cold seeps are ocean floor landforms.

Q: Another important determinant of productivity is the availability of solar radiation. Why is biologi...

A: Photic zone is the zone of the epipelagic zone of sunlight concentration as it's the uppermost layer...

Q: Farming is possible on the Great Plains because of F its low elevation and plentiful rainfall G its ...

A: Most migrant travelers settled as farmers through the Oregon Trail. Those who lived in California or...

Q: Why is the Pleistocene Epoch so important to physical geography, whereas other ice ages are not?

A: PLEISTOCENE EPOCH: Pleistocene Epoch was earlier and major of the two epochs that constitute the Qua...

Q: Describe the differences between oceanic ridges and oceanic rises. Include in your answer why these ...

A: Oceanic plates undergo different types of tectonic movements.  When two oceanic plates move away fro...

Q: Describe the location, timeframe, and power generating capability of America’s first offshore wind f...

A: WIND FARM: A wind farm or wind park, also called a wind generation station or wind generation plant,...

Q: List some of the major achievements of Captain James Cook.

A: Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, etc, he made a detailed map of Newfoundland be...

Q: Although the terms ocean and sea are sometimes used interchangeably, what is the technical differenc...

A: The Sea and the Ocean constitute major water bodies on Earth. Both are saline in nature and part of ...

Q: Describe the important events in oceanography that occurred during the Age of Discovery in Europe.

A: Ocean exploration is a part of oceanography and most of the oceanic exploration was done by greeks, ...

Q: What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt? 1. It i...

A: SUB-TROPICAL HIGH PRESSURE CELL: The subtropical high-pressure cells on Earth are generally between ...

Q: What are the principal processes of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering?

A: The mechanism of weathering turns stable rocks into sediments. In the chapter on Rocks, sediments we...

Q: What are some differences between a submarine canyon and an ocean trench?

A: Ocean trenches : These are topographic depressions of the sea floor. They are narrow in width but st...

Q: What determines the water vapor capacity of air?

A: The water vapour is a gaseous state that is found in the hydrosphere. The water vapour forms form ev...

Q: In what ways are seawater and pure water similar? How are the two different?

A: The Earth's water reservoirs are composed of two major types of water, i.e., the seawater present in...

Q: zebulon pike described the great plains as

A: The military officer and adventurer Zebulon Montgomery Pike contributes significantly to the knowled...

Q: 1) Does the universe have a center? Explain. 2) Does it make sense to ask, “If the universe is expan...

A: The Universe study is one of the most interesting and astounding sciences, where there are no conclu...

Q: Describe the thermocline, including where it occurs in the ocean.

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Q: Describe differences between sea ice, icebergs, and shelf ice, including how each is formed.

A: SEA ICE- Sea ice is formed in the water, it is frozen seawater. Ice is dense than water so it floats...

Q: explain political-geographic regions in detail.

A: POLITICAL-GEOGRAPHY: Political geography deals with the study of both the spatially uneven outcomes ...

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A: In 1991, Yugoslavia was indulged in a war, that resulted in the breakup of Yugoslavia into small cou...

Q: How does a talus cone form?

A: TALUS CONE: An outward sloping and accumulated heap or mass of rock fragments of any size or shape (...

Q: What is meant by stream discharge?

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Q: Contrast the general species diversity in the tropical rainforest and boreal forest biomes.

A: The tropical forest biomes consist of rainforest that occurs in the tropics. They don't have any dry...

Q: Explain the formation of terminal moraines and recessional moraines

A: MORAINES: Moraine are accumulation of rock debris (till) carried or deposited by a glacier. The mate...

Q: Discuss the characteristic weather associated with the ITCZ and the characteristic weather associate...

A: The Intertropical convergence zone is known as doldrums are winds of calm which is due to the motion...

Q: About how much more energy is released during a magnitude 6 earthquake than during a magnitude 5 ear...

A: Earthquakes can be measured in a number of ways, the most widely used method for measuring an earthq...