2006-09-13 01:05:33 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
To be an island, a piece of land or "rock" must be able to sustain habitation or economic life, be above water at hight tide and it must have an economic zone or continental shelf.
2006-09-13 04:35:15 · answer #1 · answered by BookLovr5 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vegetation there and the animal life there makes an island and not a rock. Also an island has to be surrounded by water. A rock does not have to surrounded by water.
2006-09-13 01:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by curious 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An island needs to have soil and vegetation or some animals. A rock sticking out of water may not have all of that.
2006-09-13 01:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by zaki_ansari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the size land surface area and life such as vegetation and animals living on it.
I was told if it has at least one tree on it.
2006-09-13 01:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Chiprat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
vegetation
2006-09-13 01:08:50 · answer #5 · answered by Debi K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
size is everything apparently!
2006-09-13 01:07:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋