Columbus had many goals in his exploration of the New World. Religious conversion was one of them. The except shows it.
That each nation would come to one another's defense in the event of a Soviet attack.
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Mount Paricutin is a cinder cone volcano. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the second option. Mount Paricutin was discovered in Mexico in the year 1943. It is not a high volcano as it is made of ash. This kind of volcano creates less destruction for the people living near its vicinity.
The right option is D i.e Province.
Province refers to a large local territorial unit.
In some countries like Canada province refers to a state while in some countries like India province refers to a division within the sate. In these countries states are divided into provinces for convenient governance.