Acommon practice for growing rice in the south was to carve out a part of the mountain to
a. rice fields
c. rice terraces
b. rice paddies
d. rice valleys

What benefits does this type of farming have?

All of the following statements about the biosphere are true except: a. light and heat from the sun do not affect the biosphere. b. the biosphere gets resources from earth's crust, hydrosphere and atmosphere. c. like "biology", the name for the biosphere comes from the greek word for life. d. the biosphere includes all living organisms on earth's surface.

According ti the following map, what are the most common mineral resources found in the united states?