Question

How did the Atlas Mountains affect settlement patterns in North Africa?

Responses

A. The mountains regularly flood the northern lands, preventing stable settlements.

B. Land south of the mountains became desert and was uninhabitable.

C. Land north of the mountains was fertile and could sustain large populations.

D. The mountains created a natural barrier to protect the people of the Sahara Desert.

Answer 1

letter d

Step-by-step explanation:

it did a number of things, such as seperating the mediterreanean and atlantic coasts, and also the sahara desert