Why are deserts often sparsely populated? a. humans do not consider deserts attractive landscapes. b. a lack of rain makes growing crops and finding sources of drinking water difficult. c. the sandy and rocky quality of deserts makes construction efforts difficult. d. deserts often do not have valuable natural resources like gold or oil.

Plzz on what physical process is responsible for the creation of volcanoes, earthquakes and ocean trenches at the plate margins?

To solve this system of equations by elimination, what operation could be used to eliminate the y-variable and find the value of x? 6x + 5y = 2 4x + 2y = 8 a) subtract 2 times the second equation from 3 times the first equation b) subtract 3 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation c) subtract 5 times the second equation from 2 times the first equation d) subtract 2 times the second equation from 5 times the first equation

Which of the following describes the relationship between elements of an ecosystem