Answer:
Culture, Topography, and Climate
I think the answer is yes or true that the energy is being
used as a geopolitical weapon.
Usually, it is the oil that is being used as the
geopolitical weapon, but just like the case in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, they
turned energy manipulation to a geopolitical weapon.
Answer:
Warm ocean currents originate near the equator and move towards the poles while cold currents originate near the poles and move towards the equator.
Answer:
Yes? The Philippine plate is not included among the seven largest lithospheric plates.
Explanation:
It is not included, but it is a very large lithospheric plate. (I don't understand how this is a question, but, it's correct)
When the framers designed the US Constitution they did not give the Federal government much power so power was balanced between States and Central Government. But the Federal government has gained more and more power over time. At the same time, the States were restricted over the years, when the Framers did not imagine doing so.
Both of these situations can be good or bad. For example, making the States respect the Bill of Rights was a good thing when individuals had their basic rights stripped on a State level. So making only the Federal government respect the Bill of Rights did not make much sense.
At the same time, the Federal Government has shown much power that was not designed and showed a few issues over the years, especially with the Executive Branch that had in a few opportunities overstepped its powers.
