The answer is A my friend.
Correct answer: C) France
North America is a continent geographically. It is not all under a single government.
Los Angeles has significant population and some territorial size, but its city government is not sovereign. It is under a state government (California) and a national government (the United States).
Similarly, Texas -- at this point in history -- is not independently sovereign, but is one of the 50 states that make up the USA as a true state with all the characteristics listed. There was a time in Texas' history when it was a sovereign state on its own -- during the years of the Republic of Texas, which existed from 1836 to 1846.
Human Interaction is the major causes of deforestation.
This statement is false, so the correct answer is B. An artifact will
indeed be from the past, but it needs specifically to have been made by a
human being. This object will normally be of particular interest to
historians and archaeologists because its cultural relevance.