<span>At present (as of 2017 statistics), the national childhood obesity rate is 18.5 percent. The percentage of children who evidence obesity rises as children get older. The obesity rate for 12- to 19-year-olds (middle school through high school) is 20.6%.
Dietary habits have a large role in children's weight issues, and what is available at schools influences what children and teens will eat and drink. As a</span> January, 2011 article published in the J<em>ournal of Adolescent Health </em>asserted: "Schools are in a powerful position to influence children’s diets; therefore attention to foods sold in them is necessary in order to try to improve children’s diets." You could look for that article for more information. It's titled, "Foods Sold in School Vending Machines are Associated with Overall Student Dietary Intake," by Alisha J. Rovner<span>, </span>Tonja R. Nansel<span>, </span>Jing Wang<span>, and </span><span>Ronald J. Iannotti.</span>
<span>The United States had troops in Saudi Arabia</span>
Israel expanded its West Bank settlements.
Geographic features that isolated Ancient China were the Himalayas, Takla Makan, and the Gobi Desert.
Explanation:
Ancient China was one of the most developed civilizations in the world, and in numerous periods it was far ahead than any other civilization. Unlike the other civilizations though, which were in constant contact with each other and exchanging knowledge and technology, China was not like that, which makes its development even more impressive.
China was actually isolated, both from the geographical features and because of its own policies. The geography played a very big role, and it was what helped the isolationist policy. The major geographic features that were isolating Ancient China were:
- Himalayan Mountain Range (the biggest and highest in the world)
- Takla Makan (very harsh, vast desert)
- Gobi Desert (massive, rocky, cold desert)
