In the American Southwest, Forest Habitats

question 1

Multiple Choice

In the American Southwest, forest habitats

• A) currently extend unbroken between mountaintops over thousands of km.
• B) have never extended unbroken between mountaintops.
• C) last extended unbroken between mountaintops in the Cretaceous.
• D) last extended unbroken between mountaintops in the Permian.
• E) last extended unbroken between mountaintops in the Pleistocene.

Understand the political landscape and electoral dynamics leading up to the Civil War, including the fragmentation of political parties.

Assess the impact of racial ideologies and policies on different racial groups, especially African Americans and Irish immigrants.

Grasp the economic trends and ideological shifts in the South, including attitudes towards slavery and economic independence.

Appreciate the significance of individual actions and ideologies, such as those of Abraham Lincoln and John Brown, in the anti-slavery movement.

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