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Why is there more precipitation in the tropics than in the arctic regions?
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Tropical air is warm and moist due to high sea water evaporation. Polar air is cold and dry due to less evaporation taking place. Any rain is likely to fall as snow in the polar regions.
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Do tornadoes or hurricanes occur in the tropics?
Both can occur in the tropics, though tornadoes are more common in temperate areas. All hurricanes form in the tropics but they can move into temperate regions.
Why might a person whose ancestors came from the Arctic tend to carry more body fat than a person whose ancestors came from the tropics despite similar diets and exercise?
People from the Arctic carry more fat because extra fat is an adaptation to cold environments.
What animals are found in cold cold regions?
There are many animals found in the cold regions. Some of these animals include seals, penguins, sea lions, walrus, polar bears an many more.
Are there tropical rainforest in Canada?
By definition, tropical rainforests are found in the tropics, more specifically between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, about 23 degrees N and S of the equator. Parts of Canada are in the arctic circle. So no.
Why are higland regions considered a distinct climate?
Highland regions are considered a distinct climate because they tend to have shorter growing seasons, more extremes in daily temperatures, and more precipitation.
What is the description of the snowy owls habitats?
Snowy owls live in the arctic tundra and they DON'T LIVE IN THE USA IN WINTER. more like arctic regions
Why are the tropics the earths warmest regions?
They receive more direct sunlight than the other parts of the globe.
How will global warming affect each weather zone?
Global warming models predict that the arctic zone will warm more than the temperate zone, which in turn will warm more than the tropics.
What is a half-desert?
There is no such thing as half-desert. There are semi-desert regions and semi-arid regions which are the same thing. They are regions that resemble the desert in some respects but receive more rainfall than the desert. These regions would average more than 10 inches (250 mm) of precipitation per year.
Why might a person whose ancestors came from arctic to carry more body fat than a person whose ancestors came from the tropics despite similar diets and exercise?
People from the Arctic carry more fat because extra fat is an adaptation to cold environments.
What are the steps in global winds?
1. the ground loses heat more quickly than the air does 2. cool northern regions receive warm weather when the heat from the tropics is released 3.global winds push masses away from the tropics
T or F The tropics are hotter than the poles because the sun strikes this area of earth more indirectly?
That depends on which area you mean when you say "this area of Earth".The sun strikes the Tropics more directly than the poles, and each poledoesn't see the sun at all during six months of the year. That's whythe polar regions are colder than the Tropics.
