Geography Essay

• Please write 2-3 pages essay for each topic.
• Please read Essay Guidelines and use Suggested Sources.
• Please NO Plagiarism.

First topic: Describe the development of Santa Ana Winds in southern California. Include in your discussion: pressure systems, wind directions, obstacles, heating and desiccating sources, and all climatic and topographic factors affecting the development of these winds.

Second topic: Describe the atmospheric conditions that are favorable for the development of a hurricane.  Include in your discussion the source of energy for hurricanes, factors that tend to weaken hurricanes, and typical values for the following hurricane characteristics:  diameter, location and size of the eye, direction of rotation and speed of winds, central pressure, direction, and speed of movement and duration.  Additionally, describe why these types of storms produce so much rain.