Why are many lakes in the Eastern Mediterranean very salty and full of minerals? A.
The earth around them has higher than normal levels of salt and minerals.
B.
They have no outlets to the ocean, and the minerals have built up over time.
C.
They lie below sea level.
D.
The nearby Mediterranean Sea is extremely alkaline.

Following archduke franz ferdinand's assassination, austro-hungarian leaders: a. aided the ottoman empire in its campaign to keep serbia under its control. b. executed nearly all prominent serbs living in austria-hungary c. threatened to invade serbia if serb leaders did not agree to a set of strict demands. d.. formed an alliance with great britain to protect austria-hungary from future attacks.