Yes, the capital of a state or country is that state/country's capital city. Santiago is Chile's capital city. For example, the capital of the United States is Washington D.C., which is a city.
Quebecois French is b) diverged from Parisian French. However, this is only historically speaking and only pertains to the 17th century "koine" of Paris. Nowadays, the distinction between French from France and French from Quebec is huge and the accent stands out very strong compared to other dialects of French. However, the Quebecois are very proud of their language and do not want to standardize, as they feel it would be a removal of their culture.
A volcano erupting can destroy the forest around it. That is an example of the geosphere acting on the biosphere.
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Surprisingly, there are 196 countries today! hope this helped