Divergent boundaries are boundaries where plates pull away from each other, forming mild earthquakes and volcanoes as magma comes to the surface. Convergent boundaries are boundaries where two plates are pushing into each other.
The lithosphere is the outermost sphere of the solid Earth, consisting of the crust and the upper part of the mantle. The lithosphere is largely important because it is the area that the biosphere (the living things on earth) inhabit and live upon.
If it weren't for the tectonic plates of the lithosphere there would be no change on Earth. Tectonic plates shift due to convection currents lower down in the mantle, and this can cause the formation of mountains, the eruption of volcanoes, and earthquakes. While this can be devastating in the short-run, long term benefits are the formation of new plant life, the creation of new habitats and encouraging adaptation.
It is also the source of almost all of our resources, and is rich in elements like iron, aluminium, calcium, copper and magnesium, which humans have used for tools and machinery for millennia.
When the biosphere interacts with the lithosphere, organic compounds can become buried in the crust, and dug up as oil, coal or natural gas that we can use for fuels.
In combination with the atmosphere and hydrosphere (water), it provides a stable source of nutrients for botanical life, which produce glucose that higher organisms use for sustenance.
A physical feature is the mountains, deserts, and lakes. It affects where people live because of the climate, food, and water available. For example, if you live in the mountains, than you must have more snow than someone who lives in the desert. People may not want to live there because of the cold, that is why many people do not live in the mountains.
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Hi there!
Ukraine is most suited to farm in, with Moscow being a maybe. You are starting to get really northern at that point.
As for Siberia, it is a barren wasteland in the top of Russia. That pretty much explains it. You cannot farm in Siberia.
Brady
