Why were so many cities able to develop between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers? The cities were protected by mountains to the west.

The forests provided plentiful lumber for construction.

The cities were protected by a vast desert to the east.

The rivers were used for irrigation, which led to a food surplus.

Reading graphs: unemployment us unemployment rate (1961-2011) identify the trends in the graph and then use the drop- down menu to complete each statement from 1961 to 1965 unemployment was in the mid-2000s through 2011. unemployment was percentage unemployed 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 year

What gigantic island is primarily in the arctic circle?

The hypothetical island country of gilder lies in the mediterranean sea off the coast of france. demographers have studied gilder for the past 50 years. at the beginning of the study, gilder had a population of 20 million. the demographers have measured birth and death numbers, as well as immigration and emigration numbers, as shown in the data table. from the data, calculate the population of gilder for each 10-year period by filling in the population (no) and population (nt) columns in the data table. use this formula to do your calculations: population size: nt = no + (b + i) – (d + e)initial population = 20,000,000