Show that the displacement can be zero even if the body has covered a certain distance

Yes displacement can be even the body covers some distance.

Explanation:

If a body moves in a closed path. i.e.

Circular path.

If a body starts moving fom point A and comes back to the same point A the displacement will be. Becuase displacemabt is the shortest possible distance between the starting and ending point.

the journeys of marquette, joliet and la salle a) new france expand.

all three of these explorers explored the midwest and the area around the great lakes, which they subsequently claimed for france.

this was a big portion of territory and expanded new france which before then only consisted of quebec province in northeastern canada