Imagine being the ruler of a conservative Islamist Arab state. What might be the advantages and disadvantages of opening up your country to the Internet? Divide into opposing groups and debate both sides of the argument
What will be an ideal response?
The advantages include access to knowledge and information from other parts of the world. Also, these technologies might be used to spread one's message to the masses. These advantages, however, are potentially disadvantages, in that such exposure to especially Western ideals is anathema to many conservative Islamist rulers.
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Figure 1.11 Exponential growth
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?In the accompanying figure, note that following the Black Death around 1350 A.D., the line representing the total human population rose dramatically. This rise indicates a fundamental relationship between births, deaths, and growth rates. Discuss this relationship, indicating why the steep rise occurred, and why an expected leveling off may occur soon.
What will be an ideal response?
The geological time scale uses equal intervals for dividing the Earth's long history in a series of eons, eras, periods, and epochs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Whittaker diagram is a triangular mosaic that shows the average range of ________ and ________ in which each biome occurs
A) altitude and temperature B) altitude and latitude C) precipitation and altitude D) latitude and longitude E) precipitation and temperature