What is the chief reason that forestland has declined in eastern China?
A. Large numbers of trees died as the result of a fungus.
B. People cut down the trees for heating and building and to create farmland.
C. Most of eastern China's timber has been exported to other countries.
D. People could not afford to heat with coal and used wood instead.

Which is one reason many african nations have not prospered after gaining independence from european colonial powers? a. colonial powers sent their weakest economic advisors to the new countries, and their recommendations were flawed. b. independence left them with weak economies, and many countries have been unable to overcome or recover from these burdens. c. the desert region of the interior is inhospitable to foreign investors, and business interests focused on the coastal mediterranean cities. d. the money endowed upon independence is still tied up in the bank of england, which is hesitant to make loans to struggling nations.

What was one effect of the rise of factories during the industrial revolution

The telegraph, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and the telephone were important to businesses after 1850 because of a. they created a system for developing new inventions. b. they filled a need that other inventions of the day could not. c. they attracted investors and created the stock market. d. they made picture-taking a popular american pastime.