I'll come over," said Turner. And together they waded out and climbed into the dory – it was floating freely now – and Lizzie, with easy hands, oared the boat around and with a few strokes set its bow and Turner toward Malaga.
He had seen the island from the far ledges, standing with his father and Sheriff Elwell and Deacon Hurd and everyone else important in the town. A stony beach, a stony ledge or two, some pines – a few toppled over with their heads in the water, a few tilted, most of them still straight.
–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt
Which sentence best describes the effect of geographical setting on the developing conflict?