British Columbia

Québec

None

A map highlights the high-pressure regions in North America with a letter H enclosed in a circle. Near Columbia Kootenay Mountain and, near Ottawa.

A region where atmospheric pressure at the surface is greater than surrounding areas

High Pressure

North America

NOAA

Newfoundland and Labrador

Map of global ocean circulation sinks, marked by blue circles. Key sinks are located in the North Atlantic (near Greenland and Labrador Sea) and in the Southern Ocean (Weddell Sea near Antarctica).

Circulation sinks are source areas for deep water in high-latitude regions where surface water cools, increases in density, and sinks.

Circulation Sinks

World

Ocean Circulation Sinks

Alaska

Arizona

Utah

Yukon

Northwest Territories

Idaho

Vermont

Washington

Wyoming

Nunavut

Montana

Nova Scotia

Virginia

Saskatchewan

Texas

Missouri

North Carolina

Oregon

Alabama

New Mexico

South Carolina

Michigan

Colorado

Nevada

Georgia

Manitoba

Tennessee

Ontario

California

South Dakota

A map shows gold mining locations marked by yellow circles. Key areas include Alaska, Canada, U S (West), Mexico, Andes, Europe (Spain, U K), Russia (Siberia), Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Iran, India, China, Australia, and New Zealand.

Gold Mines

USGS

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

Prevailing Agricultural Practices

World Elevations

MapMaster 3

High Pressure