Most of the fresh water on earth is in ice and Glaciers
The quantity of natural resources in Africa led European nations to colonize Africa.
Answer: Option 3
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Africa is well known for its natural resources. African countries’ soil was rich in minerals. Also, some of the African Countries are abundant with Oil resources.
The Europeans Colonized Africa as they can trade that wide variety of mineral resources and all the organic products. That includes Diamonds to rocks that contained uranium, zinc, tungsten, etc.. Also, tea, coffee, sugar, and tobacco were 90% percent of the exports from Africa.
Environmental Geography mainly focuses on interaction between human and nature.
Explanation:
Environmental Geography is a tool that measures the impact of human lifestyle on nature. It mainly focuses on the interaction between nature and human . Geography can be divided into three part , they are physical, human and lastly the environmental geography.
Various features such as land forms, climate, vegetation, local water cycle cannot determine whether human beings can survive in certain area , it is the life style of the people that determine that whether they will be able to adapt with food and climate.
Answer: D. It can melt to a depth of a few meters in summer, then refreeze in winter.
Explanation:
Permafrost is ground which remains frozen for two or more years. Permafrost consists of soil, rock and sand fused together by ice. Mostly found in areas in high altitude, the Arctic, Antarctica, it is common in periglacial environments where temperatures are below freezing
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The topmost layer of permafrost can melt in summer and refreeze in winter. This thawing and refreezing produces a ground pattern called columnar joints similar to the one formed when molten lava cools.
