The modified mercalli intensity scale
Number one is "sand dunes".
Number two is "the breakdown of rock through mechanical disintegration and physical stress."
Converting mined land to its future valuable use - not a process of burying wastes, smoothing out the landscape and applying a green mantle of relatively valueless vegetation.
Answer:
Which major economic activity in the Middle East occurs largely in the area circled on the map above?
D. Oil production
<em>The Middle East is known for the world's largest oil reserves, in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait.</em>