Define clustered settlement pattern

Jessica finds out that the government introduced a new trade policy that will increase import tariffs. she calls for a meeting of all of the company'sdepartment heads to address this issue, since the new tariffs may increase the company's production costs. what is the purpose of this meeting? o a.operationsb.financec.strategic planningod.marketing

Why is immigration so important today?

Some gamma ray bursts are hypothesized to come from mergers of neutron stars or black holes. if this hypothesis is correct, what else should we in principle be able to detect from such mergers? a. gravitiational waves b. x-ray bursts c. significant disruption of gas thousands of light-years away in the surrounding galaxy d. an "afterglow" of bright visible light, lasting for weeks