The Gobi Desert spans across Mongolia and China. It specifically runs across northwestern and northern China and Southern Mongolia. The Gobi is a large desert region in Asia and is a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean from reaching the Gobi territory. The Gobi is most notable for it being the location for several important cities in the Silk Road and as part of the Great Mongol Empire.
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An avalanche can be caused by vibrations from an earthquake or in severe conditions loud sounds can disrupt the snow.
GLOF is where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier.
Explanation:
Avalanches occur in mountainous regions with a thick snow cover while a landslide occurs in sloppy places with loose and muddy soil. ... An avalanche is the movement of large snow volumes. An avalanche can be caused by vibrations from an earthquake or in severe conditions loud sounds can disrupt the snow.
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True
Explanation:
The semi-major axis of an ellipse is half the length of its major axis.
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D. One-third
Explanation:
A. is not the right answer. This is too little to spend on the shelter in a year.
B. is not correct. This would be too much to spend on the shelter.
C. is incorrect. One-quarter is the same as one-forth, therefore inccorect.
<u>D. is the right answer. On avarage, one third of earnings and consumption in American household would go on shelter, meaning housing, utilities, rent etc. </u>
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