Consider the following claim and counterclaim: claim: "the destruction brought on by fighting during a war has been the most important factor in limiting the growth of human populations over the course of history." counterclaim: "actually, studies show that the world's deadliest disease epidemics, even during peacetime, have resulted in more deaths than history's major wars." which of the following statements would the author of the first claim use to refute the counterclaim? a. it doesn't make sense to even talk about diseases when wars are obviously much more important to human history. b. the deadliest war of all time was world war ii, which resulted in more than 50 million deaths all around the world. c. since the start of the 20th century, armies around the world have developed more destructive weapons than ever before. d. many peacetime diseases are really caused by wars, as returning soldiers spread diseases they acquired while fighting.

the answer is 250 percent.

the answer as multiple choice is c

africa, the second-largest continent, is bounded by the mediterranean sea, the red sea, the indian ocean, and the atlantic ocean. it is divided in half almost equally by the equator. the continent includes the islands of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

africa’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately.

the origin of the name “africa” is greatly disputed by scholars. most believe it stems from words used by the phoenicians, greeks, and romans. important words include the egyptian word afru-ika, meaning “motherland”; the greek word aphrike, meaning “without cold”; and the latin word aprica, meaning “sunny.”

today, africa is home to more countries than any other continent in the world. these countries are: morocco, western sahara (morocco), algeria, tunisia, libya, egypt, sudan, chad, niger, mali, mauritania, senegal, the gambia, guinea-bissau, guinea, sierra leone, liberia, côte d’ivoire, ghana, burkina faso, togo, benin, nigeria, cameroon, central africa republic, equatorial guinea, gabon, congo, democratic republic of the congo, angola, namibia, botswana, south africa, lesotho, swaziland, mozambique, zimbabwe, zambia, malawi, tanzania, rwanda, burundi, uganda, kenya, somalia, ethiopia, djibouti, eritrea and the island countries of cape verde, madagascar, mauritius, seychelles, and comoros.

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