For This Question,refer to the Following Map,"Expansion of the Railroad

question 76

Multiple Choice

For this question,refer to the following map,"Expansion of the Railroad System,1870-1890." The process depicted in the map above reflects

• A) competition for land and violent conflict.
• B) conflicts between business interests and conservationists.
• C) the environmental transformation of regions.
• D) increased migrations from Asia and Central and Eastern Europe.

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Definitions:

Transmit

To send or convey something (such as information or energy) from one person or place to another.

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

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

Myelin Sheath

A fatty layer that encases the axons of many neurons, speeding up the transmission of nerve impulses.