Which of the following best explains a similar motivation behind the establishment of portuguese trading posts in africa and the establishment of portuguese trading posts in asia?.

The paced decision model is a tool that can be used in a variety of situationsit should clarify one's alternative and criteriapaced decision-making processused to solve problems in a rational, systematic way- state the problem- list the alternatives- identify criteria- evaluate alternatives- make a decisionstep 1 - problem: the first step is to state the problem. what car should i buy? step 2 - alternatives: list some likely alternativesstep 3 - criteria: the next step is to establish criteria - what is the most important to you. (these criteria need to be state din positive terms, i.e., stated as you what you want.) ex costs less than $4000; gets at least 25 mpg,; seats at least 4; has ac;   step 4 - evaluate each alternative by comparing it to criterion. if an alternative meets a criterion, pus a + in that box - if not put a -. at the end look to see which alternative meets your most important criteria. (some criteria will be more important than others. those may be given greater weight. and, if an alternative costs more than $4000, it probably won't matter if there is a + in all the other boxes.)step 5 - decide: based on the insights gained, make a choice. be sure to explain that it won't always be the one with the most +'s - since some criteria count more than othersthe strength of this tool lies in the ability of each student to determine their own criteria for evaluation 

Are there options? otherwise, i’d say afghanistan, cyprus, comoros, eritrea, and more are a couple examples of oil-dry countries. let me know if one of those was an option!

Maybe c. im not too positive

Which of the following is an example of an opposing signal? no examplthates given.   i would say, that traffic lights in a city at major intersections direct the flow of traffic in opposite directions so would be an example.also, stop signs on either side of the same street would be an example. at a train crossing, the light for allowing car traffic in opposite directions or not would be another example.