Early civilizations always formed near rivers/river deltas. Rivers provide water, silt (fertile soil) which is good for farming, and transportation, as well as natural barriers (such as the cataracts-rapids-in the Nile) which protected the Egyptians from invasions/attacks. The Nile is also predictable in it's seasonal flooding (compared to other early civilizations' rivers), which was good for the Egyptians.
(All of those factors influenced the development of the Egyptian civilization.)
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In scientific terms, a car is an energy converter: a machine that releases the energy locked in a fuel like gasoline (petrol) or diesel and turns it into mechanical energy in moving wheels and gears.
Explanation:
The first meeting of the South Carolina Assembly in the Charleston State House occurred in 1756. In 1786 the South Carolina Assembly voted to move the state capital to columbia a more geographically, centralized location.
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Directional selection; stabilizing selection
Explanation:
- The stabilizing selection is a result of the decrease of the population and causes genetic variation due to the natural selection.
- The directional selection of the genetic variation shifts to a new phenotype and on exposure to the environmental changes and both of these can lead to the natural selection and contribute to the variation of the population.
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D. They do not want to live near towers that transfer electricity.
Explanation:
The defense mechanism that humans have tend to react stronger when they feel that perceived threat is close to their proximity and they can experience the negative effect in a short term period.
This what might influence people's preference on living near Power plants.
The damage that might be created from malfunctioning power plant have a high chance to create catastrophic damage within a short period of time. This perception of threat often overweigh the potential benefit that the plants and influence their decision regarding whether or not they want to live near wind power plants.
