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What direction would a hurricane forming off western Africa take as it approached North America?

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Fundamentals of Physical Geography

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James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536
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James Petersen
Publisher: CENGAGE L
ISBN: 9781133606536

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