There are 165 major rivers in the world .
Answer:
Mercator projection
Explanation:
Using a flat paper map to represent the sphere that is our planet has always been a challenge. The Mercator projection is one of the most common representation, although we know it is more accurate around the Equator line and the precision diminishes as you get closer to the poles.
There are other types of projections, correcting some issues, but with their own flaws too. The only accurate representation of the planet is a globe, since it matches the shape of the planet.
Westward expansion meant that the US acquired ever increasing amounts of land, and needed people, farmers, to settle there so it could maintained without a huge military presence
The last statement is the correct answer. However, the second question is theoretically historically correct, for Иосиф Сталин (Joseph Stalin) practically controlled the entire government of the USSR with his oppressive ultra-authoritarian non-democratic Stalinist-"Communist" regime.
