What role did monsoons play in the farming of the river valleys of East Asia? Monsoons changed the paths of rivers, which changed China's borders. Monsoons flooded the soil with nutrients from rivers and kept the soil fertile. Monsoons discouraged people from invading the land because it flooded so often. Monsoons caused people to move away from the river valleys in search of drier land.

Which statements describe resources? the use of nonrenewable resources has decreased in recent history. resources are unevenly distributed throughout the world. resource availability is one of the factors people use when deciding where they will live. renewable resources have little value for people. more developed countries (mdcs) use most of the world's resources. the largest use of the world's resources is energy.