Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?

a. the western hemisphere is distorted in space

b. regions near poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape

c. regions near the equator are distorted in size

d. lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances

Islam and the arabic language spread throughout north africa in the 600s primarily through a. african traders b. american colonists c. european explorers d. middle eastern armies select the best answer from the choices provided

Which of the following statements does not describe shi huangdi? a. shi huangdi was the first emperor of the qin dynasty. b. shihuangdi wrote the lunyu, the most important text in confucianism. c. shihuangdi conquered city-states to unite china. d. shihuangdi began the process of building the great wall of china.

Where are most of the major earthquakes in relationship to the crustal plates?