There is a device called a thermometer for that...
A-ha It is applicable throughout the universe.
Mount McKinley is the tallest US mountain and Mount Everest is the tallest southwest asian mountain, therefore the tallest mountains in southwest asia are taller than the tallest mountains in the US
Answer:
Insurance purposes.
it's where they grew up
sometimes it's better for agriculture
Explanation:
They are both on the end of the Pacific rim. They both have an above average number of volcanoes, and they are steeper and more narrow then other mountain ranges. This is a result of their both straddling and colliding continental plates and being on top of very active geological fault lines.
