Assignment: reflect on the lab
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answer questions based on the lab activity.
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throughout the reflection, make sure you have a copy of the student guide and your data tables. use the drop-down
menus to complete the statements,
the independent variables in part i, the ones intentionally manipulated, are the
the independent variable in part ii, the one that is intentionally manipulated, is the
the dependent variable for both parts i and ii, the one that you measure the response in, is the

the first phase of the government’s plan for settlement was building the transcontinental railroad. the railroad provided a way to bring settlers and manufactured goods west and ship their agricultural and mining produce east. the transcontinental railroad was an essential artery for rapid development of the frontier.

the second phase of the government’s plan was a liberal land distribution policy that made it possible for many people to homestead. with these two key elements—transportation and cheap land—the government rapidly achieved its goal of persuading people to move west, settle on farms, and push back the frontier.

answer at the divergent plate boundary in the middle of the ocean;