Since the 1980s, the Brazilian Amazon has been cleared at rates of slightly less than 12 percent per year, an area roughly twice the size of the state of Texas

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE

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process. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Hypothermia occurs when the core body temperature falls below:

A. 98°F (37°C). B. 95°F (35°C). C. 90°F (32°C). D. 88°F (31°C).

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The Department of Energy is investing $60 billion in rural parts of the United States, largely in the Great Plains, in order to develop what alternative source of energy?

A) Biofuels B) Solar power C) Wind D) Hydroelectric

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During the 1930s and 1940s, a _____ view of evolution was formed

A)neoclassical B)modern synthesis C)fundamentalist D)multidimensional E)microanalytical

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