Answer: I would agree with student 2.
Explanation: The reason why I would agree with student 2 is because their answer explains and gives reason and a knowledgeable answer.
This is a true statement!
For example, the biggest city in the Sahara (admittedly placed on the edge of it, on the Atlantic coast) is Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania - it has 1 million people, so a great portion of the 2.5 million.
Another big city is Ghardaia in Algeria - of 100 000 people.
The geosphere includes all the rocks that make up Earth, from the partially melted rock under the crust, to ancient, towering mountains, to grains of sand on a beach.
Volcanic soil has a lot of minerals that plants take in as nutrients.