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When the saturation point of the soil is reached then no more water will be absorbed. Any more water will flow over land down hill and collect in low points or bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. In serious cases this will cause floods.
surplus
Surplus. The extra water will run over the surface of the land. If this happens on hillsides it can cause landslides or mudslides, especially if there are no trees left to stabilize the soil.
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∙ 11y agoA surplus occurs if the rainfall is greater than the need for moisture and the soil water storage is full or saturated.
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∙ 14y agosoil water usage
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∙ 12y agoevapotranspiration
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∙ 12y agodeficit
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∙ 14y agoA drought.
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∙ 12y agosurplus
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What is a climate that has insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants?
Arid
Explain with the aid of a diagram how relief rainfall occurs?
daigram of a relief rainfall
Why convectional rainfall occurs in early afternoon whereas relief rainfall can occur at any time of the day?
Conventional rainfall occurs because the ground is heated in early morning.so it occurs in early afternoon.Relief rainfall occur only when the South East Trade Wind blows with full force and the South East Trade Wind can blows at any time of the day
What is a rain gouge?
the amount of rainfall that occurs in a set time
Give two characteristics of convectional rainfall?
thunderstorm and lightning rainfall and floodings
What is a climate that has insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants?
Arid
What ecological factor made agriculture difficult on the Great Plains in the 1930's?
insufficient rainfall
What occurs when a depositor writes a check on an account that is insufficient to cover a check?
insufficient funds
What is the climate that has insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plant?
Desert climate.
What occurs when rainfall is great?
water
Explain with the aid of a diagram how relief rainfall occurs?
daigram of a relief rainfall
What two types of rainfall occurs in the Caribbean?
covectinal and relief rainfall
Why are grasslands the prevalent natural vegetation the central lowlands?
Insufficient rainfall to support trees
What ecological factor made agriculture diffcult on the great plains in the 1930s?
Insufficient Rainfall
Where retreating monsoon occurs rainfall?
The retreating rainfall monsoon occurs when the temperature on land is significantly warmer or cooler than the temperature of the ocean.
Why are grasslands prevalent natural vegetation of the central low lands?
Insufficient rainfall to support trees
Which areas is least populated due to insufficient rainfall?
polar regions
