The Mountains of the Greater Antilles Were of Little Commercial

question 21

Multiple Choice

The mountains of the Greater Antilles were of little commercial value because

• A)the high-altitude soils were too poor.
• B)the coastal plains and valleys were preferred by plantation owners.
• C)the cooler temperatures were not right for the agricultural products Europeans desired.
• D)there was too much precipitation at the higher altitudes.
• E)runaway slaves made it dangerous for Europeans to farm there.

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Definitions:

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain (left and right), each responsible for different functions and cognitive processes.

Left-Brained

The notion that people who are "left-brained" tend to be more logical, analytical, and objective in their thought processes.

Right-Brained

A popularized concept suggesting that the right hemisphere of the brain is more involved in creative and intuitive processes.

Dendrites

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma.