Which of the following soil-building processes contributed most to making the shaded area on the map suitable for agriculture? Floods deposited rich silt over the land in a soil-building process that made the land fertile.
Answer:
Because it rains more over the Pacific Ocean diluting its salt water.
Explanation:
This answer was selected in a test question and was marked correct.
The physical systems of the earth include the lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere.
The hydrosphere consists of the earth's water. Approximately 70% of the earth's surface is water. It is found in oceans, lakes, rivers ponds, ice and ground water.
The Lithosphere consists of the solid surface that covers the Earth. Features such as hills, mountains, plateaus, plains and ocean basins are land forms covering the lithosphere.
The atmosphere consists of the thin layer of gases that surround the earth and rises up to 100 miles from the earth's surface, beyond which is outer space.
The biosphere consists of all things living on the surface of the earth and includes animals and plants.
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POPULATION
Fewer than 50,000
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Elephas maximus indicus
HEIGHT
6.5–11.5 feet
WEIGHT
Around 11,000 pounds
LENGTH
Around 21 feet
HABITATS
Forests
The Asian elephant is the largest land mammal on the Asian continent. They inhabit dry to wet forest and grassland habitats in 13 range countries spanning South and Southeast Asia. While they have preferred forage plants, Asian elephants have adapted to surviving on resources that vary based on the area.
Asian elephants are extremely sociable, forming groups of six to seven related females that are led by the oldest female, the matriarch. Like African elephants, these groups occasionally join others to form larger herds, although these associations are relatively short-lived. In Asia, elephant herd sizes are significantly smaller than those of savannah elephants in Africa.
More than two-thirds of an elephant's day may be spent feeding on grasses, but it also eats large amounts of tree bark, roots, leaves, and small stems. Cultivated crops such as bananas, rice, and sugarcane are favorite foods. Elephants are always close to a source of fresh water because they need to drink at least once a day.
In Asia, humans have had close associations with elephants over many centuries, and elephants have become important cultural icons. According to Hindu mythology, the gods (deva) and the demons (asura) churned the oceans in a search for the elixir of life so that they would become immortal. As they did so, nine jewels surfaced, one of which was the elephant. In Hinduism, the powerful deity honored before all sacred rituals is the elephant-headed Lord Ganesha, who is also called the Remover of Obstacles.
