Which of the following statements regarding insolation is correct? (There is more than one possible answer.) Insolation is strongest near the equator and weakest near the poles. At the Tropic of Capricorn, the sun's zenith is at 90 degrees around December 21. Daily insolation depends on the angle of the sun in the sky and for how many hours. D In Orlando, the sun's zenith is never at 90-degrees. Areas north of the Arctic Circle receive 24 hours of daylight during the summer solstice, but at a very low angle.

What is unique about the Gobi Desert? Large amount of lush green plants Extremely cold winters and blistering hot summers. Hot spot for eco tourism Large number of manufacturing plants and small communities

Where would a taiga habitat most likely be found? Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay Russia, Mongolia and China France, Austria and Hungary Egypt, Sudan and Chad

$(12.2)$ Uses fault size and distance that fault blocks move to measure magnitude a moment magnitude b seismograph c Richter scale d modified Mercalli scale

Monsoons are year-round phenomena. True False

(12.1) Rayleigh waves cause the ground to move a in a horizontal direction b in a back-and-forth direction C in a jerky, up-anc Hown motion d in an elliptical, rolling motion

Non-clastic sedimentary rocks form when __ leads to the precipitation of minerals. A) Chemical Processes B) Evaporation C) Biological Processes D) All of the above

Water is capable of depositing more coarse-grained sediment than wind. True False

Which of the following bodies of water does not touch Japan? Philippine Sea Korea Strait Sea of Japan South China Sea

4. Name other resources that can be found in the other four (4) Georgia Regions.

Asia represents 5 percent of earth's land area but over 62 percent of the world's population lives there. True False