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Name the three air mass types most important for the continental U.S.
 
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Flooding and Desertification represent the extremes of water availability. Describe the physical conditions which force large numbers to relocate from these regions.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Maritime polar (mP), continental polar (cP) and maritime tropical (mT).

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Intensive use of land causes people to relocate in search of water and vegetation for herds due to desertification. Flooding often drives people out because they are living in a floodplain and unaware or they return after the flooding subsides.



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