Select the correct answer. Why is the standard of living in the United States generally higher than the standards of living in other parts of the world?

A. The US economy can meet the basic needs of most of its citizens.
B. The United States is strategically located between two major oceans.
C. The United States has a large population that is made up of people from many backgrounds, so its culture is diverse.
D. Ten large US cities have a population of more than one million, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago.

Choose all that apply during the years of the industrial revolution 1. the average life expectancy decreased 2. the worlds population decreased 3. birth rates decreased 4. the average like expectancy increase

(can someone . has to be turned in 1) - explain one similarity between the federal, state, and local governments. ( question 2)- explain one difference between the federal, state, and local governments. ( question 3)- explain one similarity between the federal executive branch and the state executive branch. ( question 4) - explain one difference between the federal executive branch and the state executive branch. (question 5) - explain one similarity between the federal legislative branch and the state legislative branch. ( question 6) - explain one difference between the federal legislative branch and the state legislative branch. ( question 7) - explain one similarity between the federal judicial branch and the state judicial branch. ( question 8) - explain one difference between the federal judicial branch and the state judicial branch.

“[the city’s engineers excelled in areas] neglected by the greeks, such as the construction of roads and aqueducts, and of sewers that could wash the filth of the city into the tiber. they have built paved roads throughout the country, leveling ridges and filling up hollows, so as to make possible the movements of heavily loaded wagons. . and such is the quantity of water brought in by the aqueducts, that veritable rivers flow through the city and its sewers: almost every house has cisterns, waterpipes, and copious fountains.” —strabo, as quoted in empires ascendant: time frame 400 b. c.–a. d. 200 cisterns are tanks that hold water until it is needed; if a house has a cistern, it is likely to also have a. aqueducts. c. a swimming pool. b. a fish pond. d. sinks and faucets.