Cuba is the largest by size and population and Hispaniola is the second.
Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated or partially saturated substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid.
Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that have been preserved for millennia in stones under the Earth's surface. They contain the long chapters of the history of our Earth. Fossils tell us what the earth looked like many millions of years ago, what kind of animals and plants lived on its surface and how it was changing. Fossils show us a history of over a billion years old.
From the fossil from a dry, mountainous area we can conclude that the area was once underwater and over time the soil has risen as result of continental drift and uplift. So, a mountain was once the bottom of a prehistoric ocean or sea.
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A cultural hearth is the origin location of the cultural trait being spread through diffusion. Therefore, the role it plays in the diffusion of a cultural aspect is being the starting point. From that point on, it will either spread as hierarchical diffusion, stimulus diffusion, relocation diffusion, or expansion diffusion.
