What empire was not part of the silk road

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the cordillera states and grand canyon are along the southwest u.s. and northern mexican pacific.

the great plains and southwest desert are also the prairie and home to many earthquakes too .

the coastal plains have poor soil and many factories started in the south.

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the precambrian aged rocks could be found in australia. australia is a region that has a lot of ancient civilization history from million years ago. in this region, there are a lot of recognizable fossils buried in its land which is considered a precambrian-aged rocks

all fossil fuels are nonrenewable, so think coal, gasoline, things that we will eventually run out of. all fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources, but not all nonrenewable recourses are fossil fuels. these resources are not being renewed as fast as we are using them. i hope this considering there weren't any answer choices.