The rulers of the West African kingdoms expanded their lands by . A. conquering surrounding kingdoms
B. deforesting surrounding areas
C. making treaties with neighboring kingdoms
D. expanding their boundaries into the Sahara Desert

Aguiding principle of the national response framework is that: a. response partners use nonstandard structures to allow for flexible and scalable responses. b. unity of effort results when responding agencies are willing to relinquish their authorities. c. effective partnership relies on engaging all elements of the whole community. d. readiness to act encourages response partners to self-dispatch to an incident scene.