What was the reason Britain forced China to purchase opium during the first half of the 1800s?
A) to eliminate a trade deficit
B) It had a surplus of poppy seeds in warehouses in Britain.
C) to create a demand for glassware (pipes)
D) It had extra space in cargo holds of British Naval vessels.
E) It wanted to help Arab merchants.
A
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A. Their boiling points are the same, but kerosene has the greater density. B. Gasoline has the higher boiling point. C. Fractional distillation components are pulled off based on molecular weight, so it is not possible to know which has the higher boiling point from the information given. D. Kerosene has the higher boiling point.
The chief commercial crop of Pakistan is
A. cotton B. jute C. dates D. sugar
A person who, usually as a result of violent conflict is forced to leave their home is an ________ ________ ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Nearly all of the oceans’ primary productivity occurs in the _____ zone
a. littoral b. photic c. pelagic d. benthic