British Columbia. It was named for Queen Victoria.
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The transcontinental railroad became the gateway to the West. In 1862 the Republican-led Congress appropriated vast areas of land that railroad companies could use to lay their tracks or sell to raise funds for construction.
Answer:
b. the current yield plus the rate of capital gains.
Explanation:
The rate of return is equal to the current yield plus the rate of capital gains. Rate of return on an investment is equal to the net gain or loss on that investment over a specified period of time compared to the initial investment cost and it is usually expressed in percentage. Thus the rate of return on a coupon is the current yield plus the rate of capital gains.
When the Sun reaches the highest or lowest regions in the sky, Solstices happens.
Explanation
A solstice is characterized by the poles of the planet whose inclination is away from or towards the star where the planet orbits.
When taking our planet into consideration, the poles are, in the North, the Tropic of Cancer and in the south, Tropic of Capricorn.
Solstices occurs twice in a year.
One in June and the other in December which will be the Northern hemisphere's longest day and southern hemisphere's shortest day.
