Mr. peterson, a worldwide traveler, believes that he is successful in negotiating with his foreign counterparts because he understands how cultural differences across and within nations can affect the way business is practiced. in other words, mr. peterson's success is due to his

Mr. Peterson's success is due to his cross-cultural literacy.
cross-cultural literacy refers to the ability to write&read in other cultures besides our own.
This ability will give us the capability to understand and embodied other cultures, which would positively affect our communication process with foreign individuals and help us in our business.

I'm going to go with 1,982 feet because of all of the ice.                                               ps its this is not the answer go with d 6,500.