What is the correct definition of "linear distance"?

Linear distance means the shortest horizontal distance from the nearest point of a structure or object to the high water level of a lake, reservoir or watercourse or to the edge, margin or steep bank forming the recorded high water level of a lake, reservoir or watercourse

analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.

what does the map above tell us about the endemity of typhoid fever?

a.

there is greater occurrence of the disease in the western hemisphere.

b.

there is greater occurance of the disease in the northern hemisphere.

c.

countries located in equatorial regions are more likely to have incidents of typhoid fever.

d.

typhoid fever is more rampant among caucasian populations.

2,407.2 miles. or 32 hours.