The Borderlands of the Southwest

question 19

Multiple Choice

The borderlands of the Southwest:

• A) had only rarely been a source of tension for Americans since the passage of the Hart-Cellar Act.
• B) emerged as an area of renewed anxiety for some Americans in the wake of the September 11 attacks.
• C) only infrequently enjoyed close cultural and community connections to Mexico.
• D) seemed less of a national security threat than the borderlands of the Pacific Northwest.

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Definitions:

Microwave Data Communications Systems

Technology that uses microwave radio frequencies to transfer data over distances.

Hotspot

A small geographical perimeter within which a wireless access point provides service to a number of users.

Seamlessly

Without interruption or difficulty; smoothly integrated or connected.

Telemetry

The collection and wireless transmission of data from remote or inaccessible sources to an IT system for monitoring and analysis.