C: america, japan, and mexico
Answer:(d)-Assimilation
Explanation:
According to Piaget's work children categories their knowledge through experience and interaction into a grouping known as schemas.
When new information is gained it can either be assimilated into existing schemas or can be lodged by revising existing schemas or creating a new category for it.
Alex assimilates the information to relate it with previous experience and called gliding Squirrel a bird.
Number three is C
Number four is B
Number five is D
The United States has laid claim to many smaller territories outside of the mainland that are not considered states, such as the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.