The majority of the poorest nations, as measured by the GNI in 2007 were in:
a. Asia.
b. Europe.
c. Africa.
d. North America.
Ans: c. Africa.
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According to the text, a major obstacle currently facing the G8 is __________
a. the level of disagreement among ethnic groups b. disagreement over what the representatives of the G8 should be called c. disagreement over where G8 leaders should sit at meetings d. the level of difficulty involved when members try to contact each other
Michael is trying to remember an address. He repeats it in his mind until he gets to his car and enters it into his navigation system. Michael is using his
a. sensory memory. b. working memory. c. secondary memory. d. remote memory.
Anzaldua writes that Coatlicue depicts the contradictory. In the figure of Coatlicue, all the symbols important to the religion and philosophy of the Aztecs are integrated. Match each aspect of the figure of Coatlicue, or Serpent Skirt, with its symbolic meaning.
1. The two spurts of blood that transfigure into twin rattlesnakes that face each other, all of which extends upward from the shoulders as the head. 2. Serpents in the form of eagle-like claws that are the hands and feet of Coatlicue. 3. The open hands found in Coatlicue's necklace. 4. The human hearts found in Coatlicue's necklace. 5. The human skull with living eyes in its sockets found in the center of Coatlicue's necklace and, again, hanging from her belt. A. The act of giving life. B. The digging of graves into the earth, as well as the masculine force represented by the sky-bound eagle. C. That life and death are parts of one process. D. The earth-bound character of human life. E. The pain of Mother Earth giving birth to all her children, the pain humans suffer throughout life in their struggle for existence, and the taking of life through sacrifice to the gods in exchange for their preservation of the world. F. The duality of body and spirit. G. The weakness of the female aspect compared to the strength of the male aspect.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Sex, while married, with someone other than your spouse is called extramarital sex. 2. Both the quality and quantity of sex in a committed relationship is associated with feelings of love for one’s spouse or partner and marital satisfaction. But of the two—quality versus quality—researchers note that quality is most important. 3. About 3 million people become infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) each year. 4. Genital HPV is the most common STI in the United States, although Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection. 5. The number of children who have lost at least one parent to an AIDS-related cause has declined somewhat since 2005 as drug therapies have been disseminated to Africa.