Why are deserts often sparsely populated? a. humans do not consider deserts attractive landscapes. b. a lack of rain makes growing crops and finding sources of drinking water difficult. c. the sandy and rocky quality of deserts makes construction efforts difficult. d. deserts often do not have valuable natural resources like gold or oil.

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.