A light year (186,00 miles). (300,000 kilometers per second)
A) increasing trade with the Europeans
B) desire to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca
C) improved transportation infrastructure
D) rise of the middle class that could afford leisure travel
I think the correct answer would be the first option. Global belts of low and high air pressure are caused by horizontal air currents. Air current travels horizontally in the direction from low pressure to a high pressure zone. So, it is the horizontal movement of air that causes air pressure.
The answer is <span>A: Rocky Mountains, Intermountain, Appalachian Mountains.
I hope this helps.</span>