What coastal desert extends from andes to the pacific ocean, is rainless, and made up of lava flow and sand?

A. Amazon

B. pampas

C. Atacama

D. sierra Madres

How is matter important to the universe?

7. The lithosphere is a. the same as the crust b. the layer beneath the crust c. the Earth's outer rigid layer (includes the crust and uppermost mantle) d. only part of the mantle

What are four different landforms created by lava?

4 functions of topographic map

Minerals are fundamental components of rocks and have great economic and commercial significance to humans.

The principle of uniformitarianism states that geologic processes that happened in the past cannot predict or explain why current geologic processes happen. True False

Dams are often built to generate power. One negative impact of damming a river is reduced flow downstream water storage to battle a drought increased recreation opportunities flood control

What three cities form the global centers of economic activity?

Describe and explain the physical and/or chemical methods used to refine the coal

Explain the characteristics of authoritarianism, and identify two Central Asian countries that have this type of government