The answer to the question is the total surface area increases and chemical composition changes. Consider the breakdown of rock into smaller pieces, these fragments vary from huge rocks to smaller sizes. As they are so crushed and broken they tend to occupy much of the surface area than when its just a huge rock.
Forests capture and store water and can play an important role in providing drinking water for millions of people in cities,villages and towns.Forest contribute to the reduction of water-related problems like floods by absorbing water through their roots and storing it in the ground.
Answer:
Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.
Explanation:
The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
C. Americans had the right to expand their control across the continent.