India's ganges river, a vital natural resource, is thought to be seriously contaminated. why has the government been slow in cleanup efforts? a. with other industries on the rise, the government has no motivation to spend the money cleaning the ganges. b. there is strong belief among the hindu majority that harm cannot come to such a sacred river. c. india is underdeveloped and therefore lacks the necessary finances to undertake cleanup efforts. d. the government wants to lower population density by encouraging people to move away from the river's banks.

Iceland has taken advantage of its geology to meet a. political needs b. energy needs c. cultural needs d. economic needs answer b. energy needs

Which is an accurate description of the physical characteristics of poland? its fertile soil is found only along riverbanks, and its mountainous region in the northwest has few mineral resources. it is mostly flat with fertile soil except in the east and northeast, and the mountainous region in the south has large deposits of coal and copper. it is covered with thick forests, and it has large reserves of coal, petroleum, and natural gas. its landscape is dominated by plateaus, mountains, and high ridges, and it has large deposits of sulfur and copper in the northeast.

What are the answers to numbers 7,10,12