When a hurricane reaches land, its intensity decreases as the result of
a. an increase in pressure and temperature.
b. lack of cold, dry air to fuel the storm.
c. friction and the law of warm, moist air.
d. successive updrafts into the eye wall?

What is the general rule about surface currents? cold water flows along the ocean floor towards the equator. the east coasts of continents have cold surface currents, and the west coasts of continents have warm surface currents. seasonal and constant offshore winds create significant upwelling along the west coasts of south and north america and africa. the west coasts of continents have cold surface currents, and the east coasts of continents have warm surface currents.

What can you learn about precipitation levels in south america from this map? brazil is experiencing a drought.it rains more in higher altitudes.peru received the highest level of rain.venezuela got less than 25 cm of rain. 

Data courtesy of the un development programme 2006-2008 and world bank 2009 the chart above compares measures of development using the hdi and gdp. why might turkey rank lower in the hdi indicator even though it has a high gdp? a. turkey has a lower gdp than comparable countries in the hdi ranking. b. turkey must increase its hdi to have a higher gdp ranking. c. turkey is only compared to other european countries in gdp, not to the world, as it is in the hdi. d. turkey may struggle to provide adequate education or health care, or it may have a lower life expectancy.