Question

1. A city is located along the coastline of a peninsula at 25 latitude in the southern hemisphere. The land on which the city is built is primarily flat with karst topography. In recent years, scientists have detected a significant decrease in the amount of ozone in the stratosphere.

A. Describe the effect of latitude on the amount of sunlight the region receives. Describe how solar intensity will most likely affect the region's average temperature during the summer and winter months.

Answer 1

B. What kind of convection cell would be found over a region at this latitude? Describe ONE way in which this cell affects the movement of air through the region in which the city is located and ONE way in which this mass movement of air likely affects the region's climate.

C. Describe TWO ways in which the region's topography is likely to affect its climate.

D. Describe TWO ways that the recent decrease in stratospheric ozone poses potential threats.

Answer 2

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4. Suppose you own a fishing business located at approximately 33 N latitude off the coast of California. Most of the fish you catch are Pacific flatfish such as flounder or halibut, and your primary means or catching fish are trawling and dragging.

A. Describe TWO advantages, related to the thermohaline circulation and surface ocean currents, of your fishery's location.

B. Explain what happens during El Nino-Southern Oscillation. Describe TWO ways that an El Nino event can alter the number of fish you catch in a year.

C. Are your primary methods of fishing sustainable? Explain your answer. Describe TWO alternate fishing methods you could use, and explain whether each method is more or less sustainable than your current methods.

D. Identify TWO pieces of legislation that regulate fishing in U.S. or international waters, and explain how each piece of legislation affects your fishery.