A new mall will be constructed in a large city. Why are business owners most likely viewing a topography map before construction?

to find flat areas of land for building
to identify key landforms in the area
to calculate an area’s contour interval
to locate steep slopes for road construction

Which statement explains what upwelling causes? a. upwelling causes tides to rise and fall. b. upwelling causes changes in the direction of currents. c. upwelling causes nutrients, minerals, and tiny organisms to rise. d. upwelling causes currents in the pacific ocean to change direction. i think the answer is c.

Name the two rivers that run through the fertile crescent. how were the rivers both positive and negative to societies of the fertile crescent?

Which of the following is the unit of measurement used to describe the severity of an earth quake? velocity, magnitude, volume, density.