Another half a million employees resident in Greater London work in manufacturing and construction, almost equally divided between both.
Business districts.
Domestic and international corporate headquarters.
Financial services.
Professional services.
Media.
Tourism.
Technology.
Retail.
That would be the Gobi desert.
"<span>Rust Belt" is a term for upper Northeastern United States region and other like the Great Lakes, and the Midwest States, referring to economic
decline, population loss, and urban decay due to the shrinking
of its once powerful industrial sector.</span>
Basically physical and chemical weathering (do not confuse with erosion, which involves movement) contribute to the destruction of mineral forms. In this case it breaks down the rocks, minerals and soils, creating slopes and hills. It may be caused by (any form of) water, wind, gravity, waves or sunlight.
Yes it is very possible for it to occur since it could be one of the deadliest and most affective earthquakes which can occur at any time every 100 years