Aridity - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

What is considered the cradle of Western civilization - Answer Ancient Greece What two places were known as the cultural crossroads of ideas, values, and goods - Answer Balkan Peninsula and Middle East What cultures influenced the Middle East & Balkans - Answer Greek & Turkish How is the climate of the Middle East - Answer Temperate, suited for agriculture Sometimes aridity (drought) limiting cultivation When did the Balkans immigrate (2 waves) - Answer s After WW2...

The Middle East and North Africa are dry, but can see some precipitation towards the coasts and the mountain regions (T or F) - Answer True What does arid/aridity mean? - Answer dry Which is an example of a trans-boundary water? - Answer The Nile River NPP is the level at which vegetation grows (T or F) - Answer True MENA has a low NPP generally (T or F) - Answer True Water is a scarce resource in this region and the Jeddah water crisis exemplifies this - Answer ...

estrange Ξ -:- to alienate, keep at a distance diligently Ξ -:- steadily and earnestly garner Ξ -:- to gather and store eloquent Ξ -:- persuasive and effective, often with regards to speech reproach Ξ -:- to express disappointment or displeasure; to disgrace aridity Ξ -:- lack of interest, dullness; extreme dryness impute Ξ -:- to attribute notorious Ξ -:- unfavorably known for negative traits or actions E x c e l l e n c e i s k e y | 2 0 2 4 / 2 0 2 5 ~ P a g e | 2 26/...

2 types of energy that keep our planet warm - ️️1) Sun / External Heat / Incoming Radiant Energy (Short Wave) (99%) (2 determininants: Distance & Luminosity) 2) Earth / Internal Heat / Outgoing Radiant Energy (Long Wave) (Albedo / Reflectivity (30%)) (Conduction / Convection (1%)) Carbon Pump (Dust Travel) - ️️Mare aridity -> More Dust -> More Nutrients -> More Photosynthesis CO2 - ️️Global Impact on Temperature uniform in the atmosphere Earth's Thermostat Dark ...

If Earth had no oceans, would temperatures at the equator be hotter or colder than they are now? Temperatures would be hotter Temperatures would be colder. Temperatures would remain the same. This question can't be answered without additional information. - Answer- Temperatures would be hotter If the Earth spun on an axis that was perfectly perpendicular to the equator, then the poles would receive the same amount of solar energy as the equator. true false - Answer- false If the Ear...

GEOG 1030 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Rated A -Israel took control of it in 1967 and has allowed Jewish settlers to move in, but Palestinians (and most of the international community) consider it illegally occupied Palestinian land. In 1967, Israel fought a war with Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. Israel fired the first shot, but claims it was preempting an imminent Egyptian attack; Arabs disagree, casting Israel as an aggressor. In six days, Israel routed the Arab powers, taking the West Bank and E...

World Regions in Global Context, 6e (Marston) Chapter 3 The Russian Federation, Central Asia, and the Transcaucasus 1) What is permafrost? A) permanently frozen subsurface material B) cold-resistant vegetation C) a food preservation technique used by Siberian natives D) the soil in the steppes E) none of these Answer: A Diff: 1 Section: Environment, Society, and Sustainability Geog. Standard: N4 The physical and human characteristics of places Bloom's Taxonomy: Remembering/U...

WGU Geography Exam with Questions and Answers Longitude ANSWER the angles east and west of the prime meridian Population Density ANSWER number of people per unit area In the 1800s the Bristish attempted to colonize West Africa. Tropical diseases caused heavy losses of men and horses as they attempted to travel up the Niger River their attempts to colonize the area initially failed why ANSWER The tropical enviornment is home to disease causing parasites. The fresh water sources in the ...

Traditions and Encounters Chapter 17 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS People of central asia (Lifestyle? Why? Follow? Use? Cultivation? Produced?) - ANS Pastoralists Central Asia doesnt have enough rain, only grasses and shrubs followed seasonal/climatic migratory cycles Lived off meat milk and hides, Bones - tools, dung - fires, Shoes and clothes from wool and hides, Yurts from woool Engaged in small scale cultivation with water - millet/veggies Pottery, iron, leather, tools - produced Climate of...

What are the five themes of geography? Location, Place, Human/Environmental interaction, Regions, Movement Which of the following is the science of mapmaking? Cartography What does longitude measure? The angles east and west of the prime meridian What is population density? Number of people per unit area A country has 100 square miles of land and a population of 1 million people. What is the population density per square mile of the country? Round to the nearest whole number. 10,000 peopl...