Look at the Seismology map. Concentrate on the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South America Plate (West coast of S. America). You’ll notice that going from the west coast inland, toward the east, the dots showing the epicenters of the earthquakes go from red to yellow, to green and to blue, indicating a progressive deepening of the foci (plural of focus) of the earthquakes, all the way to approximately 700 Km. What’s going on at this plate boundary (and way from it?):

Which two essential elements of geography are missing from the image above? a. “location” and “region” b. “movement” and “places” c. “humans and the environment” and “movement” d. “places and regions” and “human systems”

Which of the following best describes asbestosis?

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?