The answer to the question is the total surface area increases and chemical composition changes. Consider the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces, these fragments vary from huge rocks to smaller sizes. As they are so crushed and broken they tend to occupy much of the surface area than when its just a huge rock.
My first thought: The Sahara
Reason:
It covers a large portion of Africa. It covers 10 countries, which happen to be in the north of Africa. These ten countries are: Tunisia, Niger, Libya, Algeria, Sudan, Mali, Mauritania, Egypt, Morocco and Chad, I believe.
Hopefully this helped and good luck.
P.S. Sahara means Desert in Arabic so when you say Sahara Desert you are saying Desert Desert. :)
The Brazilian highlands are not in Brazil
Answer:
The correct answer(s):
A. being close to the ocean
C. ocean currents bringing cooler air
Explanation: You're welcome <3
Answer: Exactly the same way since the very begining of our existence?
Explanation: Uniformitarianism suggests that the processes that rule the Earth have always been the same.
The only thing that comes to my mind and that has something to do with the disaster of Chernobyl is that all the radioactive and hazardous activity somehow could have affected the structure of the soil. It´s not pretty clear, but in practical terms, I wouldn´t build another facility on at least 30 miles around Chernobyl or Pripyat.