Why weren't time zones created until the late 1800's

Trade routes emerged along which coast when arab and indian traders from around the indian ocean mixed with the bantu people from africa's interior? a. swahili coast b. guinea coast c. drakensberg coast d. namib coast

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t.c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite.b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments.c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't.d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era,dead white european males cannot get a fair shake.e) wegener won the nobel prize.

What statement about the economy of france is not true? a. paris is a major manufacturing center b. marseille is a busy seaport on the mediterranean coast c. farming is the major activity in the alps. d. world-famous wines are produced in the bordeaux region c. farming is the major activity in the alps