Vietnam has a complex and diverse landscape, featuring rocky mountains, fertile deltas, and dense jungles. Read about the physical geography of Vietnam. Then read about the fighting tactics the Vietnamese used in the wars against France and the United States.

In two to three paragraphs, hypothesize about the effect the local topography had on the wars. In what ways did the Vietnamese adapt their fighting strategies to the physical geography of the region?

What are three supporting points as to why opium was wrong in the chinese trade? why should it have stopped? (opium wars)

Some organisms have a large geographic range. for example, the norway rat lives on every continent except antarctica. a population of norway rats is the number of rats in one particular area. do you think it’s scientifically possible for a population of norway rats in north america to carry different genetic mutations than a population of norway rats in africa? do you think it’s possible that they carry some of the same mutations? what types of information can scientists learn by studying the genomes of these two populations of rats?

What were the main characteristics of the renaissance? write your answer in the form of a bulleted list.