Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything from a few islands to more than a dozen.
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Brainliest pls
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Ethiopia's victory against the Italians was credited to the strong leadership of its king, Menelik II. Ethiopia was able to maintain its independence throughout the early 20th century because of the strength of Menelik's successor, Hale Selassie.
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Mature, Shale
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shale is a general term for all kinds of clay rich sedimentary rocks. Shales are the most abundant kind of all sedimentary rocks accounting for around 60% of the stratigraphic column. .Shales are fine-grained sedimentary rocks with a clay content in excess of ∼40% and clay-sized particles along with clay minerals comprising 25% of total rock volume.
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1. Complex fault interaction, 2. Atlantic ocean, 3. divergent plate boundaries and mid oceanic ridges, 4. Rate of movment is 1 cm per year due to rapid spreading of lavas. 5. Upwelling of magma, 6. faults, folds and volcanism.
Explanation:
- The location of South America influences the development of earthquakes. Having s narrow continental shelf the plates of pacific and south America collide with each other.
- The mid oceanic ridge marks the new oceanic crust that is continuously being created as plate expand and the lithosphere becomes cooler.
- The presence of the divergent plate boundaries leads to their creation. The rate of movment of the plate is about 1 cm per year.