Does the UK get wildfires? Flooding is considered the UK’s biggest threat from climate change, but even rare wildfires can cause disruption, from the toxic smoke created by massive recent fires on Saddleworth Moor near Manchester to large blazes in west Scotland and Cornwall last month. Which countries have the worst wildfires? Argentina was the […]

Why salt is considered as mineral? Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl), a chemical compound belonging to the larger class of salts; salt in its natural form as a crystalline mineral is known as rock salt or halite. Salt is present in vast quantities in seawater, where it is the main […]

What are examples of a constructive force? Constructive Forces Sediment (Deltas, sand dunes, etc.) Tectonic Plates Colliding (Mountains) Crust deformation (Folding or Faulting) Volcanoes (makes Islands) What is an example of a constructive and destructive force? Landforms are a result of a combination of constructive and destructive forces. Collection and analysis of data indicates that […]

In which hemisphere is Chile located and on what continent? Located on the continent of South America, Chile is a country along the coast of the Pacific Ocean. With the exception of western border of Chile, the country is surrounded on its other sides by Argentina, Peru, and Bolivia. What kind of country is Chile? […]

What continent lies completely north of the equator? North American and Europe are the only two continents that are totally north of the Equator. Three different continents, South America and Asia and… What continent lies completely east of the prime meridian? Asia What continents lie north of the prime meridian? The Equator and Prime Meridian […]

Which continent is the supercontinent? Supercontinents have assembled and dispersed multiple times in the geologic past (see table). According to modern definitions, a supercontinent does not exist today; the closest in existence to a supercontinent is the current Afro-Eurasian landmass, which covers approx. 57% of Earth’s total land area. What is the Pangea continent? Pangaea […]

What does El Morro mean in Puerto Rico? Spanish troops built forts in San Juan beginning in 1539 with a tower at El Morro and La Fortaleza. Most of the walls we see in the forts today were added later, in a period of tremendous construction from the 1760’s-1780’s. What does the name “El Morro” […]

Is Africa really a dark continent? Most of the Africa is located in tropical region and receive lot of sunshine and day light. It is the only continent through which Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn run. Then, why it is called as dark continent. What does dark continent mean? 1 or Dark […]

What are the two smallest continents in the world? Australia/Oceania is the smallest continent. It is also the flattest. Australia/Oceania has the second-smallest population of any continent. What are the smallest continents? Australia Is Africa bigger than Asia? Africa is 0.68 times as big as Asia At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) […]

What is moving air called Why does air move in the atmosphere? Air in the atmosphere moves around the world in a pattern called global atmospheric circulation. This pattern, called atmospheric circulation, is caused because the Sun heats the Earth more at the equator than at the poles. It’s also affected by the spin of […]