As european sailors expanded the trans-atlantic cod fishery into the waters off nova scotia and the gulf of maine, they subsequently
1. spurred on further european maritime exploration
2. engaged in what would later be known as the first instance of modern naval warfare
3. established the trade routes that would be the basis of the atlantic slave trade
4. established large-scale colonies in new england

The biome pictured above is found in areas such as kenya and south africa. the land is grass-covered with very few trees and gazelles and other grazers are common here. why does this biome have a low population of trees? a) large grazing animals destroy the trees. b) it is a deforested rainforest with poor soil. c) it has high temperatures and low precipitation. d) it has a long rainy season followed by flooding.