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A. The sun never drops below the horizon in the summer.
Explanation:
This is the statement that does not describe a characteristic of an arid climate in the United States. The arid regions of the Southwestern United States owe their landscape to the Rocky Mountains, which acts as a natural barrier for clouds and moisture. In these regions, temperatures can change drastically from day to night, and the region in general often receives very little precipitation.
During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space. The Space Race was considered important because it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.
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Both the Roman and Han economies were in large part based on agriculture. Sea trade was less expensive than land trade and the fact that Rome was more of a naval empire than the Han Dynasty meant that commerce played a greater role in the Roman economy.
Answer: Congressman
Explanation:
If you are referring to Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey who was sworn in as a Senator in January 2006, then he was a Congressman for the 13th congressional district for New Jersey when he was sworn in as Senator.
Sen. Menendez is a career politician who has served as a Mayor for Union City, a Representative in New Jersey's General Assembly, the New Jersey Senate and the United States House of Representatives, a position he won in 1993, was re-elected in, and then left to become Senator.
