Economist Thomas Malthus argued that the population would increase in a geometric (exponential) progression while the food supply would increase only by an arithmetic progression; thus, a __________ occurs
a. doubling effect b. positive check
c. preventive check d. moral restraint
a
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One good measure of a society's health is the percentage of babies who die in their first year of life for each thousand live births. What concept is used to track this pattern?
a. infant morbidity b. the infant mortality rate c. the infant death expectancy rate d. the first-year life span success rate
Secondary baby talk, also called , involves the unwarranted use of a person's first name, terms of endearment, simplified expressions. and an assumption that the recipient has no memory
a. seniorspeak b. simplespeak c. patronizing speech d. elderspeak
How does Islamophobia resemble anti-Semitism?
a. Both ignore historical events and rely exclusively on current political and social patterns of behavior. b. Both apply historical myths and fabrications to modern-day circumstances. c. Both are recent movements brought on as a reaction to terrorism. d. Both involve covert, rather than overt, discriminatory practices.
Which of the following is true regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico?
A. Even years later, its effects could be seen in stressed corals, stranded dolphins, and harmed birds. B. Once the oil was cleaned up from the shores and water surface, the environmental effects ceased. C. The harm it caused was relatively minor despite being blown out of proportion by the media. D. It resulted in the deaths of millions of animals, but it had very little effect on the regional economy.