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P1 C Hot Arid Regions Distribution
P1 C Hot Arid Regions Distribution
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The distribution of hot arid regions
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1
True or False? The evaporation in hot semi-arid deserts does not exceed the precipitation.
False
True
2
An example of a desert that is caused by coastal mountain ranges
Deserts in Arizona
Amazon
Atacama
Great Australian desert
3
A desert that is caused by a cold ocean current.
Gobi
Atacama
Antarctica
Sahara
4
What is the average rainfall in hot arid deserts?
More than 500 mm/year
Less than 500 mm/year
Less than 10 mm/year
Less than 250 mm/year
5
What happens when moist air is forced by winds to move up a mountain?
The air is compressed and it rains
The air refuses to flow up the mountain
The air cools down and it rains
The air warms up due to friction with the mountain
6
The name of the cold ocean current that is causing the Namib desert
Namibian current
African current
Benguela
Antarctic current
7
What are the subtropics?
Just south of the Tropic of Cancer
Roughly between 23.5o - 35o North and 23.5o - 35o South
Between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
Near the subway at Waterfront Station
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True or false? When air sinks down at the subtropics it is compressed
True
False
9
What is the name of the circulation of air between the equator and the subtropics?
Hadron cell
Hydrosphere cell
Doldrums
Hadley cell
10
True or False? When air rises it expands and cools down
True
False
