Answer: C. Forest areas in the region are limited, and the loss of forests leads to drought, soil erosion, and habitat destruction.
Explanation:
Deforestation refers to the cutting down of and destruction of trees in an area so that the land may be used for something else. Deforestation in Australia is being driven by the need for farmland especially for cattle farming.
One problem with this is that forest areas are limited in Australia which has less than 17% of its land mass consisting of forests. The loss of these forests will lead to drought, soil erosion and habitat destruction to animals with an already limited habitat.
Answer:
Democrats favored expansion in order to increase their power in Congress and expand slavery; Whigs opposed expansion because they feared losing power in Congress.
Explanation:
"Unlike theft where the property is taken unlawfully, in embezzlement the property comes lawfully into the possession of the embezzler who then fraudulently or unlawfully appropriates it. ...For instance, when a cashier steals money form the till of his employer, the employee has committed embezzlement."
The answer is: Francisco Pizarro. (1471-1541, sailed for the New World in 1509)
Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador from Central Spain, who was a cousin of the other famous conquistador, Hernan Cortes, who conquered the Aztec Empire.
