Candidate Party Electoral Votes
Barack H. Obama Democratic 365
John S. McCain Republican 173
Topographic maps use contour lines to show elevation.
Topographic maps, often called "topo maps," feature contour lines to portray the shape and elevation of the land.
Contour lines (lines of equal elevation) that are close together indicate steep terrain, while lines that are far apart indicate flat terrain.
Such maps also usually portray both natural and artificial features. They show and name natural land formations such as mountains, valleys, plains, lakes, rivers and vegetation. They also identify particular man made features such as roads, boundaries, transmission lines and major buildings.
The hazards from the volcanoes include lava and pyroclastics, tephra and , lahars and climate alteration. Fertile soil and geothermal energy are beneficial results of volcanic eruptions. Much of El Salvador for example is convered with volcanic ash and this has been a fertile growing medium for coffee plants.
Answer:
Iceland and Norway put more value on HDI factors.
Resources for any country are finite and there is a balance between GPD and HDI.
Iceland and Norway are not as focused on business as the United States.
The United States places more value on work and business than on HDI factors.
