A small area with a different climate to its surroundings is said to have its own microclimate. Examples include a city or a rooftop garden. The temperature in cities may be around 11ÂºF (6ÂºC) warmer than the surrounding countryside because buildings and paved streets hold the Sunâs heat longer than vegetation.
The average income of general dentists was $161,750 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government included 90,950 general practitioners in its survey. More than 80,000 of these general dentists worked as employees of other dentists, where they averaged $164,780 per year. The BLS statistics do not include self-employed dentists.
More than 40 percent of general surgeons made between $200,000 and $400,000 per year, and 8 percent of general surgeons reported salaries of $500,000 or more. Pay by Region. General surgeons practicing in the Great Lakes region reported the highest average salary in 2011, $297,000. Those practicing in California and Hawaii earned a close second, averaging $295,000, and those in the Southwestern states earned a relatively high average salary of $285,000 per year.