Which of the following best contrasts the role that geography played in the development of civilizations in china and in mesoamerica? a)china’s indus river contributed to the development of trading networks; the slow and swamplike rivers in mesoamerica caused people to rely more on rainwater for farming. b)china’s yellow river valley was fertile and ideal for farming; the slow and swamplike rivers in mesoamerica caused people to rely more on rainwater for farming. c)the slow and swamplike rivers in china caused people to rely more on rainwater for farming; mesoamerica’s yellow river valley was fertile and ideal for farming. d)the slow and swamplike rivers in china caused people to rely more on rainwater for farming; mesoamerica’s indus river contributed to the development of trading networks.

Which label identifies the step labeled w?

Athief was passing by a house under construction when he noticed that the ladder being used by workers on the roof had copper braces supporting the rungs. after making sure that the workers on the roof could not see him, the thief used pliers that he had in his pocket to remove all of the copper braces that he could reach from the ground. a short time later, a worker climbed down the ladder and it collapsed. he fell to the ground and severely injured his back. the thief was apprehended a few hours later trying to sell the copper for scrap. a statute in the jurisdiction makes it a felony for "maliciously causing serious physical injury to another." the thief was charged with malicious injury under the statute and was also charged with larceny. after a jury trial in which the above facts were presented, he was convicted of both charges. if he appeals the conviction for the malicious injury charge on grounds of insufficient evidence, how should the court rule? a affirm the conviction, because the thief was engaged in criminal conduct at the time of the act that resulted in the injury. b affirm the conviction, because the jury could have found that the thief acted with malice. c reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief intended to injure anyone. d reverse the conviction, because there was no evidence that the thief bore any malice towards the workers on the roof.

Ayne adair, a california resident, fell from the third tier of seats at wrigley field while she was attending a jimmy buffett concert held there to raise money for the victims of hurricane katrina in september 2005. she experienced paralyzing injuries and has hospital bills of $100,000 and the bills from her stay at the rehabilitation center total $76,000 so far. jayne feels that the railing on the third tier was weak and collapsed when she leaned on it. she wants to bring suit against the chicago cubs, the managers of wrigley field, and jimmy buffett and his manager. the cubs have their business offices in chicago, wrigley field is managed by a chicago company, and jimmy buffett lives in margaritaville, off-shore from the united states. which court would have jurisdiction over jayne's case? that is, where does she need to file her suit?