Answer:
Uses symbols
Are a good resource for long-range planning
Are used by meteorologists to create other maps
Explanation:
The answer for "What is petrified wood made of?" would be minerals.
Floods are the most frequent type of NATURAL DISASTER and occur when an overflow of water submerges land that is usually dry. Floods are often caused by heavy rainfall, rapid snowmelt or a storm surge from a tropical cyclone or tsunami in coastal areas.
Floods can cause widespread devastation, resulting in loss of life and damages to personal property and critical public health infrastructure. Between 1998-2017, floods affected more than 2 billion people worldwide. People who live in floodplains or non-resistant buildings, or lack warning systems and awareness of flooding hazard, are most vulnerable to floods.
Weathering, plate tectonics, gulf stream, mountain roads, evaporation...
