Alex lives in the united states, 20 miles due south of the boundary between the u. s. and canada. his friend shawn lives 30 miles due south of alex. however, alex thinks he lives closer to shawn, rather than to the canadian border. this is an example of:

Border bias

Explanation:

Alex feels closer to Shaw than the Canadian border although the reverse is the case, this is because of the border bias.

The border bias is a believe an individual has that a state/national border can serve as a form of protection or covering.

The border bias is not a factually correct belief as a border majorly has the function of differentiation between two states/nations.

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.