Lana has five close friends. they study, shop, and go to parties together. lana's group can be described as a:

Lana’s group can be described as a peer group in which this is a small group that is being formed by people or friends who has the knowledge of each other and that they do things together as a group such as how Lana and her friends study, shop and goes to parties together.

Lana's group can be described as a clique.

Explanation: A clique is a group of people who interact with each other and share similar interests. Since Lana and her friends study, shop and go to parties together they are interested in doing the same things, together.

carefully examine the map above. based on your knowledge of colonialism in africa, the area attributed to belgium on this map is most likely the democratic republic of the congo.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."