What geographic factor accounts for the fact that both Americans and British speak English?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: migration from Britain to the American colonies

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Mount ____________________ erupted in 79 A.D. and buried the Italian city of Pompeii

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If forests are strictly managed according to the maximum sustainable yield model, some biodiversity would still be lost because ________

A) habitats for nesting birds are lost B) all the trees are of mature size leaving no room for new seedlings C) forests are more susceptible to herbivore damage D) nearly all predators will be excluded E) species whose habitat depends on mature trees in the top canopy layer will be excluded

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The El Nino begins to weaken and eventually terminates when

A. cold water spreads out away from the equator, bringing warm upwelling waters from depth. B. the leading edge of the cold Kelvin wave finally reaches the eastern coast of South America. C. cold water converges on the equator, bringing cold upwelling waters from depth. D. warm water spreads out away from the equator, bringing cold upwelling waters from depth.

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____________________ is a significant rise in extinction rates above the background level

Fill in the blanks with correct word

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