The OPEC stands for Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. It is formed by 15 countries. As its name says it, all of the countries which are members of this group export petroleum. As a whole, the group produces around 40% of the World's oil and accounts for around 80% of the World's oil reserves. Such control over the industry grants them a big influence when it comes to the pricing of this resource.
Answer:
to seek new trade routes. explorers went to the new world for god, gold and glory
Explanation:
Due to the columbian exchange different plant's animals and diseases were carried across the Atlantic. Potatoes, peanuts, corn and cocoa arrived in Europe from the Americas. Horses, pigs and goats were brought from Europe to the Americas. The European travelers also carried diseases, such as smallpox, that the Native American population wasn't immune too.