Over 72% of the U

question 84

True/False

Over 72% of the U.S. population is overweight or obese.

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Definitions:

Encomiendas

A Spanish colonial practice that granted colonists the right to demand tribute and labor from indigenous peoples in the Americas, effectively a form of forced labor and enslavement.

Conversion Efforts

Attempts to change a person's religious beliefs to a different religion, often associated with historical missionary work and contemporary religious movements.

Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Two major global bodies of water, with the Atlantic Ocean separating the Americas from Europe and Africa, and the Pacific Ocean separating Asia and Australia from the Americas.

Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, proving the world was round and vast, and opening new navigation routes.