1 INTEGRATING VISUAL INFORMATION What is the relationship between the cartoon and the verse at the lower right that accompanies it?

2 DETERMINING CENTRAL IDEAS What is the main idea that the cartoonist is trying to express?

The maps below show the middle east. which best explains how the green areas depicted in the image on the left are reflected in the population map on the right? populations are greater in fertile areas that are close to freshwater sources, which is why more people live near deserts. populations are greater in fertile areas that are close to freshwater sources, which is why more people live near oceans. populations are greater in fertile areas that are close to freshwater sources, which is why more people live near mountains. populations are greater in fertile areas that are close to freshwater sources, which is why more people live near rivers.

What was “reborn” during the renaissance?

Which two sentences in this passage talk about china’s efforts to curb environmental degradation?