Which of the following journeys was most successful in finding a new route to trade with asia?

a) christopher columbus' journey to the new world
b) vasco de gama's trip around africa
c) the ferdinand magelian voyage around the world
d) the trip through the northwest passage through north america

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

the answer would be:

b. race