Rocks cooled down in the ocean so that lead to islands and different formations
Using trees to control erosion
Trees are often considered to be the universal answer to control soil erosion. Tree roots help prevent landslides on steep slopes and stream bank erosion but they don’t stop erosion on moderately sloping hill slopes.
In forests, the soil surface is usually protected by a layer of mulch from decaying vegetation as well as a variety of surface growing plants. If the soil is bare under the tree canopy from over grazing, vehicles or pedestrians, soil erosion will still occur.
The mycenaeans came from central asia and the minoans were more around crete and the Mediterranean.<span />

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What are the characteristics of settlements?
Settlements come in all different shapes, sizes and locations. The function of a settlement can be identified by looking at its shape, size, site and situation.
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What is a settlement?
What do we mean by site and situation of a settlement?
What are the functions of a settlement?
What is a settlement hierarchy?
What is a settlement?
A settlement is a place where people live. A settlement could be anything from an isolated farmhouse to a mega city (settlement with over 10 million people).
Settlements can either be temporary or permanent. Temporary settlements include things such as refugee camps.
Recreational - fun, non-essentials like parks.Transport - roads, railways, and airports.Agricultural - farmland.Residential - housing.Commercial - businesses and factories.
Answer:
B. The area of dominance of a television station.
Explanation:
In geography, a functional region is an area centered on a nodeand surrounded by linkages that are interconnected.
In the question,
The circulation area of a newspaper, The market area of a supermarket, The area dominated by a particular crop and Area served by a sports franchise are examples of a functional region.
The area of dominance of a television station is not an example of a functional region.