All of the following are examples of vertical organization except
a) standard oil's control of all phases of petroleum production and distribution.
b) the krupp firm's integration of mines, steel mills, and munitions plants.
c) the british east india company's monopoly on the tea trade.
d) u. s. steel's control of mines, steel mills, and railroad manufacture.
e) all these answers are correct.

The only example that was not a vertical organization system is:

The British East India company's monopoly on the tea trade.

Explanation:

The British East India Company was a very powerful organization that long-lasted around 250 years. It had a more horizontal type of organization because its structure gave freedom to perform decision making a all levels. It was one of its biggest flaws because the governors and directors relayed on their employees and that let them to the widespread usage of nonsupervised decision making.

according to my research (britannica and quizlet) the first settlements were along the huang river because it could give the crops more fertile soil that really it out. this was due to the yellow slit caused by floods of the river.