Which of the following is true of the summer solstice?

winter begins in the northern hemisphere; summer begins in the southern hemisphere.
the northern hemisphere points away from the sun.
the equator faces the sun directly.
neither pole tilts toward the sun.
the northern hemisphere points towards the sun

What factors led to europe's global dominance in economic and political factors? what impacts did that dominance have on other peoples and environments?

Select the correct text in the passage. the moving continents affect all subsystems on earth. which sentence identifies a potentially negative consequence of shifting continents? the supercontinent pangaea began to break up about 175 million years ago. [during this process, more coastline was exposed as the landmasses separated]. [the rearrangement and displacement of these huge landmasses resulted in the diversity of plants and animals we see on earth today]. [the movement of the plates sometimes leads to earthquakes and tsunamis]. however, over the long course of earth's history, their effects are usually minimal. in oceans, the plate movements usually lead to seafloor spreading. [seafloor spreading often results in the formation of underwater ranges of mountains].

Read the article titled "trans-saharan migration routes to north africa and the eu: historical roots and current trends." why do tens of thousands of sub-saharan africans try to cross the mediterranean each year? how are these refugees commonly portrayed? (site 1)