Environmental Issues — Unit test Answers

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Look at the line graph below, showing world grain production from 1950 to 2010.

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A
World grain production has increased in every year since 1950.
B
The amount of grain grown between 1950 and 1980 decreased.
C
World grain production has generally increased between 1950 and 2010.
D
More grain was grown in 1950 than in any other year.
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One of the most effective ways governments cooperate to defeat terrorism is by

A
signing treaties.
B
joining in military strikes.
C
creating international agreements.
D
seizing the funds of terrorist organizations.
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Which of the following might be presented as evidence by someone arguing that the United States won the Space Race?

A
landing a man on the moon
B
launching the first satellite
C
building the International Space Station
D
inventing the computer
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In which of the following ways has the Green Revolution been unfriendly to the environment?

A
soil conservation
B
crop rotation
C
use of pesticides
D
introduction of new varieties of crops
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farmingmilitarydeportationmassacre

A
farming
B
military
C
deportation
D
massacre
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a lack ofslowfluctuatingdeclining

A
a lack of
B
slow
C
fluctuating
D
declining
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The map shows the world’s largest urban areas in 2013.Based on the map, which statement is correct regarding the world’s cities?

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A
Most of the cities shown are outside of Asia.
B
Most of the cities shown are in Asia.
C
South America is represented by two cities.
D
Africa is represented by five cities.
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IndividualizationDevelopmentGlobalizationWesternization

A
Individualization
B
Development
C
Globalization
D
Westernization
10

The best explanation for Japan’s low foreign-born population of 1% is Japan’s

A
high cost of living.
B
quota system.
C
poor educational system.
D
labor shortages.
11

The chart shows demographic information.

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A
high life expectancy
B
low fertility rate
C
high fertility rate
D
low life expectancy
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What are the goals of all terrorists groups, regardless of ideology? Check all that apply.to participate in criminal actsto gain independence for a groupto frighten people into submissionto target symbolic places and eventsto achieve social and political changesto impose religion on nonreligious peopleto destroy governments and create anarchy

A
to participate in criminal acts
B
to gain independence for a group
C
to frighten people into submission
D
to target symbolic places and events
E
to achieve social and political changes
F
to impose religion on nonreligious people
G
to destroy governments and create anarchy
13

The Red Brigades terrorism in the 1970s pertained to

A
global terrorism.
B
individual terrorism.
C
international terrorism.
D
domestic terrorism.
14

How has transportation affected globalization?

A
by encouraging the quick sale of goods
B
by improving the distribution of products
C
by changing the way companies create products
D
by encouraging the exchange of goods and services
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What is one of the advantages of globalization?

A
greater markets for goods and services
B
better communication among countries
C
improved ability to monitor economic trends
D
expanded capacity for selling and buying

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