Winds and ocean currents do not move in straight lines because of the Coriolis Effect.
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c. The inter-tropical convergence zone is associated with a migratory band of high pressure cells, bringing moderate precipitation to low-latitude areas.
Explanation:
- The relationships with the high and low-pressure areas and the average annual rainfall are associated with the divergence and the convergence of the air along the ITCZ zone and are formed by the migration of the pressure cells that bring moderate to heavy rainfall in lower latitudes.
The Earth rumbles and a hiss of steam issues from the top of Mt Ruapehu. Are these two events related? Is the earthquake caused by the volcano? Or is the steam caused by the earthquake?
Tectonic plates
When Alfred Wegener first proposed the idea of continental drift (the precursor idea to plate tectonic theory), it didn’t quite explain the full story. While he correctly showed that Africa and South America fitted together, his model wasn’t able to explain the violent forces that occur around the Earth’scrust.
A succession of ocean waves set in motion by a submarine earthquake (also known as underwater earthquake) is called a tsunami. This happens when tectonic plates move, converge, or subduct. Submarine earthquakes are common in Asia where there’s a submarine earthquake zone called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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According to a new WWF book, agriculture – the largest industry in the world – is one of the biggest threats to the environment. Inefficient food production and harmful agriculture subsidies are causing deforestation, water shortages and pollution.
