Where would you look to find out how distances on a map compare to the actual distances on land?

What are three uses of the yangtze river by the people living among the river

The president of the island nation of winstone refuses to raise taxes, but wants to expand many government services and increase the size of winstone's armed forces. he plans to pay for all of the desired expenditures by printing more money. if the president carries out his plan by rapidly increasing the supply of money, winstone will likely experience:

Choose any two countries in the world, and briefly discuss the evolution of the government of these countries.