Nixon’s new approach to china was surprising for all of the following reasons except:
a. nixon was the first american president to ever go to china.
b. china refused to give up the island of taiwan.
c. china was successful in their first satellite launch, which occurred before the united states could launch their first satellite.
d. china was still under communist rule.

australian plates collided into eurasian plates, and the himalayas formed. the andes mountain range the himalayas and the islands of japan form differently. the andes mountain range formed at the convergent boundary of an oceanic plate and continental plate.

the option which was not a function of missionaries in the northwest was the first one - they established posts for trading furs and other goods.

missionaries were sent around the world to spread religion and their knowledge and others - they were not merchants who sold furs and other goods.