According to the passage in Source 1, what was the benefit of physical features, such as rivers, mountains, deserts, plateaus, and seas for the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River Valley, and China? A
The physical features provided protection from attack and disease.
B
The physical features provided natural resources for building homes.
C
The physical features provided fast and easy transportation routes.
D
The physical features provided fertile farmland to grow crops.

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Explanation:

the different land features helped with agriculture and farming

I would say A. protection from attack and disease.

Explanation:

They definitely did not provide fast or easy transportation routes.

they may have provided resources for building homes in some cases, but not in all cases such as the deserts and seas..

and they may have provided fertile farmland for crops in some places, but once again not in all of them such as the deserts and seas, and certain mountains as well.

so that leave protection from attack and disease, which any of them could very well do, because as stated, they were not easy means of transportation. any outside group of travellers or attackers would have to cross a large, rushing river, mountains, miles and miles of desert or plateau land, or an ocean, in order to reach whichever civilization is in question. none of these would be an easy journey on foot, and it'd likely not be worth it, or end up killing off most of the people trying to get there. therefore it would protect them from any newcomers bringing in new diseases their immune systems weren't used to, as well as from most attackers seeing as the attackers would likely end up exhausted, dehydrated, starved, and half dead already, if they made it there at all just my opinion though. ...

the economy of japan in 1945 was completely destroyed. it is a lie that the americans bombed something in japan. they bombed everything and residential areas and factories. the entire industry of japan was eliminated.

during the us government in japan, there was no real development of the industry. japan grew rice, made sake and sold it on the world market, so much that there was a famine in japan.

however, in 1948, the development of some keiretsu began. it began to give growth but not systemic. where the money came from - the united states did not give anything to the keiretsu, not a cent but dzaybattsu in 1943, realizing that the defeat inevitably part of their money through latin america brought to the us by investing in the us economy. for example in the production of aircraft, cars, construction of houses. in 1948 they began to gradually return the money.

in 1950, the korean war began. ships were repaired in japan, japan transported cargoes for this war and people, and provided logistic support. and this earned some money.

in 1952, japan gained independence and the keiretsu began to return money from the united states to japan.

in 1954, the economy began to grow 5% per year. in 1962, due to the actions of the government and the preparation for the olympics, it accelerated to 9%. in 1966 it fell to 6%.

japan reached its prewar level in 1964 at the same time as the olympics.

and then 1968-1989 rapid growth but this is a separate topic.

factors

1. properly allocated resources

2. korean war

3. transistors

4. system change of product structure

but this is interesting

since most of current immigration into the u.s., both legal and illegal, is coming from latin america. it would be very difficult to imagine or rationalize a country my fellow citizens are trying desperately to flee into, would pose a threat to my prosperity or freedom. since the u.s. has a long history of intervention, but no record of permanent occupation, i would not feel oppression is the main objective.  

the largest free trade nation, along with the largest gdp in the world wanting to expand it's economic policy on us, and including us, could only be positive. the u.s. government has no interest in, or way of simply forcing american culture on us. and has no track record of it. other nations that adopted american social culture, or "americanization" did so voluntarily, mainly through the choice of allowing american businesses and u.s. citizens to come into their nations, as free operatives.