The answer to number 1 would be choice A, to help settle international disputes. The answer to number 2 would be choice D, to bring the war in the pacific to a swift end.
I would say 3, but in fact, it has at least a dozen climatic zones.
The three principal climatic zones are:
1) The tropical lowlands of the Caribbean region, wich are hot and humid
2) The interior uplands of the ishtmus, where the temperature climate is cool and damp in the valleys and plateaux, to cold in the mountains.
3) The lower Pacific slope and coastal plains, wich have hot and dry conditions
C the raw materials used to manufacture the product becomes cheaper
These things happened during the time of the Mexican Revolution. General Victoriano Huerta came after the assasination of Madero and Pino Suarez, but before that, Madero and Suarez were pushed to resign in 1913. The ouster of Huerta failed. The failure of Huerta's ouster resulted to a civil war.
D. They used slaves for cheap labor.