Answer:
Germany was planning to attack Russia and Germans knew that France would honor the alliance with Russia. Since a war on two fronts was certain they decided to strike first so they would keep the initiative.
<u>Answer:</u>
Since much of the Middle East is desert, most population centres are along river system.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- The characteristics of the Middle East of the presence of negligible vegetation and the existence of barren sandy lands tends to make it a dry and hot desert with a large expanse.
- As the Middle East faces the greatest scarcity of water than any other part of the world, the populations here prefer settling down only in close proximity to rivers.
