The conch is a marine animal that lives in the coastal waters off Florida's coast. It has a
hard shell that it carries on its back. When the conch
is threatened, it curls up deep inside its shell. The
alligator is an animal that lives in rivers, lakes, and
ponds in Florida. It has hard, bony plates called
scutes that cover its body. These animals are
different in many ways. What is one way they are
similar?
a. They both can travel on land or in water.
b. They both have adaptations to protect them from
predators.
c. They both change color to camouflage themselves
from other animals.
d. They both compete for the same food.

the industrial development of cities in the ruhr area in the nineteenth century is described. the research was based on english and german language sources. several factors that shaped growth and paths of the cities were categorized and analyzed. they are locations, resources, traditions, entrepreneurs, and technological developments. locations and resources were the most important among them; other factors may be regarded as consequences from locations and resources. among the cities, bochum, essen, gelsenkirchen, and dortmund had the richest resources and most favorable locations in the transportation network and grew to be the largest cities in the ruhr area near the end of the nineteenth century. riverside location was also a favorable factor for the development, as shown in the development of duisburg on the confluence of rhine and ruhr. resource distribution can explain the rise of textile industry, metallurgical industry, and coal and iron industries, and the northward progression of the mining industry. tradition was an important factor for cities such as krefeld, barmen, elberfeld, solingen, and remscheid, which experienced development based on their traditions through the nineteenth century. various entrepreneurs exerted influences within and beyond the local level over the ruhr area. technological development stimulated the northward progression of the mining industry and the deep connection between the coal and the iron industries.