Vegetation catches precipitation on its leaves, slowing it down or holding it for a while. This gives the ground more time to absorb the water, so there's less runoff.
The consumer would have to make what they need themselves or find someone who can make what they need and of course pay them.
For continental U.S. the answer is never. Since the earth's rotation axis is tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to its orbital motion around the su, one would have to be less than 23.5 degrees above or below the equator to have the sun pass direclty overhead
Answer: a) A landmass
Explanation:
A continent is composed of several huge land masses, a characteristic that differentiates it from the islands or peninsulas.
It should be noted that the sum of the total areas of the Earth's continents is about 148 million square kilometers of land. In addition, the continents constitute most (but not all) of the Earth's land surface.
