North america has several different mountain ranges, which presented challenges as settlers moved west. which of the following best describes a way that mountains benefited north american countries? the mountains became tourist attractions, which the economy. they provided a physical barrier that protected north america from invasion. mountains offered many resources such as coal and minerals. overseas trade became easier than transcontinental trade.

They provided a physical barrier that protected North America from invasion.

They provided a physical barrier that protected North America from invasion.

Explanation:

The North American Cordillera is the northern portion of the American Cordillera which follows the western margin of America. The North American Cordillera includes several subordinate mountain ranges, intermontane valleys and high plateaus in the west of North America with the Great Plains being the eastern limit in a considerable part of its journey from north to south. The North American Mountain Range passes through 3 countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States including Alaska.

It is composed in turn of the following main mountain ranges:

b.   jim crow laws were enacted in northern states.

in his book, the riddle of the rosetta stone, james giblin talks about how there was a young british polymath and physician named thomas young who made a lot of advances on the deciphering of the rosetta stone. he says that even though young made a lot of mistakes because he was working under false assumptions, he also made huge contributions like deciphering three out of the seven symbols (more than anyone else before him). young published his findings and continued his good work but he wasn't able to progress much further due to some unfavorable situations, he still laid the basis for many other scholars and of course for the man who has been generally known to have deciphered it, jean-françois champollion