You have a painting that is 30 in. wide and 22.5 in. tall. you would like to reproduce it on a sheet of paper that measures 8 1/2 in. by 11 in., leaving at least a 1­in. margin on all four sides. a) what scale should you use if you keep the sheet of paper in the normal upright orientation? assume that the reproduction will be as large as possible. b) what scale should you use if you turn the paper on its side?

Americans often speak of their country as one of several large regions.  these regions are cultural units rather than governmental units --  formed by history and geography and shaped by the economics, literature and folkways that all the parts of a region share. what makes one region different from another? a region's multicultural heritage as well as distinct demographic characteristics like age and occupation make regions different and special. within several regions, language is used differently and there are strong dialects. there are also differences in outlook and attitude based on geography.