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liberstina [14]
2 years ago
12

100 POINTS PLEASE HELP ASAP!!!!

Geography
2 answers:
Snezhnost [94]2 years ago
6 0

Answer:

crossing the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada

faltersainse [42]2 years ago
4 0

Answer:

C

Explanation:

C

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