I assume that the question refers to the political affiliation of the Islands (They are Islands in the Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean, south of Japan) - they are politically linked to the US - the correct answer is a). For example the Mariana islands have a commonwealth status within the US.
#1 is a natural process of the minerals and things in rock is not destroyed but rather moved.
#2 weathering breaks down the material while erosion just moves it.
#3 <em><u>gully,rill, and sheet</u></em>
#4 climatic characteristics( rainfall,wind and atmosphere"temp")
#5 they are effected bye temp ans perspiration(rain) there will be more flooding for a mid temp and rainy area while a dry and hot area will have more rocky areas
#6 wet areas will erode away and have less land to use and the dry areas will have nutrient low sand and more rocks then actual dirt
#7 it makes the soil loose the nutrient s and casue tons fo farmland to loose a good quality of use.
#8 farm land wont produce as much cause there is nothing to fuel the plant growth.
#9 farmers and humans will need to move around more and tear down more natural land to find suitable soil or else there will be famine all over
#10 since farmers have to till massive amounts of tops soil in order to be able to use the land it cause erosion from the wind rain etc. causing land to fail cause mudslides etc. then famine start setting in cause there would be now more suitable land for farming cause farmers would move around and use up all the land.
i hope these are right if one is wrong then put in comments
<em>The consequence is thawing soil, which may be weaker, and release of methane, which contributes to an increased rate of global warming as part of a feedback loop.</em>
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