Which of the following statistics best describes the current number of Native American college students?
a. The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has declined slightly in the last 15 years.
b. The number of Native American students attending and graduating from college has steadily risen in the last 15 years.
c. In 2011, 30 percent of adult Native Americans were college graduates.
d. In 2011, 40 percent of adult Native Americans attended college.
b
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Because of increased access of African Americans to the health care system, black and white infant mortality rates are approximately the same. 2. African Americans are more than twice as likely to die from diabetes, kidney disease, and hypertension as whites. 3. Discrimination based upon African Americans' skin color is less important than their culture and demeanor. 4. After the Civil War up to the end of the century, beliefs about the biological inferiority of African Americans declined in favor of more sociocultural explanations of inferiority. 5. After the Civil War, the South maintained a belief in the biological inferiority of African Americans, while the North dropped such notions.
A number of environmental problems threaten our ecosystem. Which of the following statements describes one of the environmental problems?
A. Less than 10 percent of food gets wasted in the United States. B. Food waste was the highest during the 1970s. C. Up to 1,000 people in the United States get sick each year from polluted beach water. D. Only 0.01 percent of the pesticides used in the United States reach the intended target. E. The average American throws away 20 pounds of solid waste every day.
How do elite schools, such as affluent boarding schools, help students to succeed?
A. Such schools encourage students to see themselves as future leaders. B. While at these schools, students develop beneficial social relationships. C. The schools offer many resources to students, often including state-of-the-art facilities. D. All of these answers are correct.