Interpreting look at the map. What rivers provided the fertile soil necessary for permanent settlements in the Fertile Crescent

The diagram shows the positions of the sun, moon and earth during spring tides, when the high tides are at their highest and low tides at their lowest. what is it about these positions that causes these high and low tides?

What did the pattern of earthquakes in the wadati-benioff seafloor zones show scientists? a.) earthquakes occur where the ocean floor reaches its highest temperatures. b.) many earthquakes take place 700 kilometers below the seafloor. c.) slabs of ocean floor return to the mantle in subduction zones. d.) ocean - trenches cause earthquakes.

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