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How does global circulation of atmosphere affect the track of tropical cyclones

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Surface winds in tropics
Blow east to west
And are responsible for the Westward motion of hurricanes

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How does convection currents cause techtonic plates to move

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Convection currents under earths crust transfers heat
Which rise and cool through the surface in a circular motion
This causes them to move

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How do volcanos form away from plate boundaries

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Heat from mantle plume causes melting and thinning of crust
Which leads to volcanic activity at surface

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What are the differnt prepuartions for techtonic processes in differnt countrys

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Japan
Population educated on being prepared
Emergency service practice
Many buildings are earthquake proof

Haiti
Digging drainage ditches to prevent flooding
First aid training
Idntitfying evacuation routes

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What is the HDI

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Human development index

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What is localised pollution

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Smaller scale environmental issues that cause pollution

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What is neo colanisetion

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expansionist doctrine

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What is fdi and positive and negative aspect of it

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Foreign direct investment
Positive it shares modernised technology with developing countries
Negatives the country’s could depend too much on that technology and when took away they won’t know what to do

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What is a primate city

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A city that has more global influence than their size suggest

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What is topography

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Is the contours of the physical landscape

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What’s a negative impact of rapid ecomic growth human and physical

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Over population-less food
Depletion in natural resources

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How does Mumbai use differnt strategies for sustainability

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10% of new registered vehicles will be electric
State bus corporations have put more than 2000 electric busses on the road
This encouraging residents to switch to electric vehicles
The tax on not using electric cars is higher
And imprlenting more charging stations

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