What are the time divisions used in the geologic time scale and why are they placed that way --what determines it? (hint: rock layers, appearance/disappearance of organisms). which has the shortest length of time and which has the longest?

City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

What body of water is the second cataract of the nile river submerged under

You are a scientist who has been sent on a special mission to study plants and animals in south asia! your destination is an important forest in eastern india. you need to travel to 17°n latitude and 83°e longitude.