i think its the First answer
b. Northwest
The Northwest Passage was a presumed pathway through which sailors could easily sail through the Americas to reach the Pacific Ocean and India. However, it did not exist and sailors were forced to travel around the southern tip of South America until the construction of the Panama Canal in the early 1900s.
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To understand how the present affects the future
The Shang Dynasty wrote on Oracle Bones. Hope his helps ;)
D) Africa
The majority of red lines surround the continent of Africa
