Which of the following statements best describes the uses of geography, one of the six essential elements of geography? a. it people understand the ways humans have adapted to and modified their environment. b. it people interpret the past, understand the present, and prepare for the future. c. it people identify the physical processes that shape the earth's surface. d. it people organize the world spatially. select the best answer from the choices provided. a b

'It helps people interpret the past, understand the present, and prepare for the future' is the statement that best describes the "uses of geography".

Explanation:

There are "six essential elements" of geography. 'Uses of geography' is one of them. This element includes the use of geography that humans can make for interpreting the past, understanding the present, and preparing for the future. It is basically the "study of geography" that allows human beings to explain the happenings (related to Earth and the universe) in the past, understand the earthly phenomenons taking place in the present, and prepare for the planetary and extraplanetary occurrences in the future.

Mantle convection is the process that drives plate tectonics. the theory of plate tectonics states that the crust is divided into plates that float on the semi molten mantle below. the circular motion of the magma as it slowly rises and falls or move though convection cells drags the plates along causing them to move. the heat source in the lamp would represent the earth's core. the core is the source of energy that drives convection in the mantle. the lava represents molten magma under the earth's surface. if the lava lamp had floating pieces they would move as the circular motion of the lava in the lamp as it rises and falls would move them along the surface. these floating pieces would represent pieces of the earth's crust.