Why do earthquakes of similar size often have such large differences in their destructiveness? Why are
they so different in the number of people they kill? What will be an ideal response?
Earthquakes do more damage in places where the population density is high and the structures are not
especially well built. More people are killed if they are out on the road and at work than if they are
home in bed.
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Which of the following contributes most to sustainability?
A. Abundant use of resources B. Distribution of poverty C. Rapid population growth D. Inclusion of environmental and health costs in market prices E. Natural capital degradation
What kind of bond forms when one element donates an electron to another
A. Covalent Bond B. Hydrogen Bond C. Ionic Bond
By 2000, the population of Latin America and the Caribbean had reached about ________ million
A) 25 B) 75 C) 200 D) 525
The St. Francis Dam in California failed because
A. some of the rocks of the valley walls disintegrated when wet. B. the reservoir was overfilled. C. there was movement on the fault over which the dam was built. D. the dam itself was poorly built and collapsed.