physical weathering is also referred to as mechanical weathering. it involves the mechanical breakdown or disintegration of exposed rock Institute
temperature is an important fact of physical weathering. It occurs when rocks are broken down as a result of alternating expansion and contraction of rocks surfaces due to temperature changes .
Answer: I think the answer is D
Answer: They have larger ranges and thresholds.
Explanation: The rank-size rule defines range as the longest distance that a customer will travel to purchase a good or service. Threshold is the minimum market needed to support the supply of a product or service. It is assumed that customers which travel longer distances to purchase a higher-order good or service, and a provider of such goods and services will require a larger customer base to make a profit. Thus, higher-order services have larger ranges and thresholds.
For humans, population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually quoted per square kilometer or square mile (which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers). Commonly this may be calculated for a county, city, country, another territory or the entire world.
The following are the achievements of the Olmec
civilization:
1.
Water Drainage
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This civilization was able to construct an
extensive drainage system that is made up of conduits. This was discovered by
the archaeologists in the town of San Lorenzo, the largest city of Olmec
cities. These was carved into a U type shape and covered by capstones. This was
believed to be used as aqueduct to provide water throughout the cities.
2.
Calendar system
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It was discovered that Olmecs have their own
calendar system. They are using shells to represent numbers in their calendar which
starts with zero. This is one of the first uses of zero as starting point of a
number.
3.
Ulama
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This is a game of the Olmecs with the objective
of knocking the ball through the hole with the use of hips. The sap of a rubber
tree was utilized to produce balls that was used before.
4.
Writing system
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They are usually credited as one of those
civilizations to be the first to have their own writing system in America. Their
writing is mostly symbols rather than letter representation.
5.
Compass
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They are the one to first create compass that
existed in America with the basic understanding of gravity and magnetism.
