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When an air mass descends on the leeward side of a mountain, it will  _______.

If you were creating a map that you were planning on projecting onto a screen (therefore enlarging the area of the map), which type of scale should you use?

Based upon what is visible on the window in the image above, what phase change has occurred?

You work for a large, multinational corporation that has offices in Manaus, Brazil (3o S, 60o W) and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway (78o N, 15o E).  As part of your job, you have to travel between the two locations throughout the year.  Describe how the amount of daylight you encounter at the two locations will change throughout the year?

On December 21, the sun never sets at Richard’s location. Based on this, it can be concluded that Richard lives ________.

Identify the letter located at the highest latitude location on the map.

For this image, answer the following questions.  Each is worth .5points. 1. What SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE season is beginning on that date?

If you visit a coastal location on a sunny day, at which time (3:00 am, 8:00 am, 3:00 pm, 9:00 pm) would you expect to experience the strongest onshore breeze?

If you were to travel by foot from point A to point B on this map, would you be encountering a high or low relief landscape?

Use the image above to answer the following questions. 1. Identify the two letters (A, B, C, or D) that are located on the Leeward side of the mountain.