A functional region is a region is a central place and the surrounding area linked to it.
The fossil of the dinosaur is older because it is deeper than the fossil of the mammal in the soil.
Rural- relating to, or characteristic of the country side rather than the town. For a more simple definition it's basically people who live out in the country side. Example- She lives in a rural area.
Pacific Plate slowly passes over a magma-generating hot spot within the mantle.
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