350 m Thousands of people 300 250 og w ง 200 150 2000 2005 1995 2010 1990 Year Figure 1.96 Change in manufacturing employment in Detroit Allw Case study analysis a Suggest reasons for Detroit's growth between 1900 and 1950. b Suggest why Detroit's population declined after 1950. c Suggest the likely impacts of a falling population size. Describe the trend in manufacturing employment in Detroit between 1990 and 2010 (Figure 1.96). Suggest he likely impacts of the changes you have described.

The solstices and equinoxes, and the number of hours of daylight associated with each, are major factors in the seasons. use the drop-down menus to identify the month when each of these events occurs. the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere: an equinox in both hemispheres: the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere:

Which environment would most likely not contain fossils? a a thick deposit of cracked, dried mud b sediment deposited in a sandy river bed c intrusive rock formed from cooled magma d layers of sand accumulated for a century

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?