Decreases? I think.........
        
             
        
        
        
As I said in your other post/question on the same topic, you have to rephrase your question in order for us to help you. =)
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Japan is a small isle chain with millions of people due to the fact it is mainly arable (It allows for agriculture), but the fact is the increase technology brings up the population of Japan. Japan is also still influx of population by World war 2, as they had MILLIONS upon MILLIONS die on different isles, lands, etc. They also had a major emigration after WWII.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
The first recorded attempt to discover the Northwest Passage was the east-west voyage of John Cabot in 1497
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Consider a time when mars is in the middle of one of its periods of apparent retrograde motion. during this time, mars appears <u>brightest</u> in our night sky and crosses the meridian around <u>midnight</u>.