What might a small landlocked country gain by forming a military and economic alliance with a larger country on a nearby coast

What major factors play a role in global warming? 1. human activity and normal climate conditions 2. natural factors and human activity 3. normal climate conditions and abnormal human activities 4. abnormal human activities and natural factors

City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

Which of the layers of the earth has the following three characteristics? i. it is made of molten rock. ii. it has currents that are constantly moving. iii. earth’s plates float on top of its currents.