A steep pressure gradient ( where isobars<span> are </span>close together<span>) </span>indicate<span> higher winds, a less steep pressure gradient (where </span>isobars<span> are farther apart) </span>indicate<span> slower air movement. ... Be able to interpret a </span>weather map<span> that shows the distribution of air pressure and wind flags.</span>
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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“Southwest Asia: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and the oil-bearing states bordering what now must tactfully be termed simply 'the Gulf,' all constituting a politically seismic zone of incalculable explosive potential.” Campbell later gave a similar definition: “'Southwest Asia' includes everything from the eastern
 
        
             
        
        
        
D. Atacama desert . . . is considered the driest non-polar desert in the world
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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 a 1.7 million year history of dinosaurs off the Mississippi River delta 
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The correct answer would be D. When a hurricane reaches the land, its intensity decreases as a result of the friction and the lack of warm, moist air. The outer part of the hurricane would start to include that air from land which is drier and cooler which would increase the friction decreasing the strength of the hurricane.