England is a small country. why is english spoken in so many places worldwide? a. england colonized many places throughout the globe. b. the english language is the easiest language to learn. c. england is located near the prime meridian, making it a popular tourist destination. d. because england is an island nation, it has had many visitors.

Poling our way along the inky green waterway, we glided upstream through quiet still-water bends in the river, where mats of fragrant white flowers had gathered, closing behind the stern of our 24-inch-wide dugout and concealing any sign of our passage. —eric hansen, stranger in the forest: on foot across borneo, 1998 which of these items in the passage is an example of borneo’s flora? a. “the inky green waterway” c. “mats of fragrant white flowers” b. “still-water bends in the river” d. “the stern of our 24-inch-wide dugout”