The Northeast became a leader in commerce because of its location and early development of industrial industries. The Northeast became a manufacturing hub in the colonies and in the newly formed United States which created specialization and the growth of commerce in this region relative to the South which was more agriculturally based.
An ocean current is a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, cabbeling, and temperature and salinity differences.
The major source of air pollution that disrupts the atmosphere’s natural cycles is the combustion of <u>fossil</u> fuels.
Prevailing winds are the planetary winds that are caused by the formation of giant convection cells over the earth. Prevailing winds blow from the hot regions of the earth, like the tropics, to the cold areas of the earth, like the temperate or polar regions, and from the cold areas back to the hotter regions.
ANSWER: the ring of fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.
