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area of land dropping steeply towards deep ocean basins
The fact that the Mayans were building great buildings in their period of existence, is a proof that they had a very big political power in the region, and not just political, but also military, economic, cultural power.
Only civilizations that are strong, well organized, and political powerhouses, have been able to build such big structures, because they had the conditions and time for it. For building such big structures, lot of wealth is needed, also lot of workers, and great engineers. The Mayans had it all. They had great engineers, the labor force was provided in general by the slaves, or by the the tribes that they were ruling over, and from all the tributes paid to them by the people they ruled over, they had surplus of wealth, which meant that they can perform such activities without damaging the empire.
Continental/Continental: The Himalayas. The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began 50 million years ago and continues today.
The journals were based upon the field diaries that explorers were required to keep by the Colonial Office. The explorers' field diaries and journals were also of vital importance for the information they contained about possible economic benefits that could be derived from the land.
D, all of the above.
Bodies of water can make places cooler. As altitude increases the air becomes cooler. Depending on a place latitude the climate will be either warmer of cooler. All of these effect the weather of a place
