Which biome is characterized by frequent fires and rich soils?

Analyze the map above. using complete sentences, discuss the population distribution of the united states. make sure to address the issue of climate and at least one other factor that has created such an uneven population distribution throughout the region.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. 2. which sentence in this passage introduces a new topic that might begin a new paragraph? a. sentence 5 b. sentence 4 c. sentence 7 d. sentence 6

Type the correct answer in each box. use numerals instead of words. amanda is placing an order for running shoes and leather boots for her footwear boutique. she needs a total of 48 pairs of shoes and twice as many pairs of running shoes as leather boots. set up the two equations that can be used to find the number of each type of shoe that amanda needs to order. let the equation that represents the total number of pairs of shoes be referred to as constraint 1. let constraint 2 refer to the equation that describes the ratio of the number of running shoes to leather boots.