Today, there are an estimated __________ multinational corporations (MNCs).
a. 100,000
b. 67,000
c. 58,000
d. 200,000
e. 170,000
Answer: a. 100,000
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Which of the following occurred during the post-Soviet era of development?
A) an emphasis on oil and natural gas exports B) the creation of the Volga-Don Canal C) the completion of the BAM railroad link across Siberia D) a massive emphasis on clear-cutting of taiga forests to increase wood exports E) steel industry development
Fault-block deserts of active tectonism would most likely have:
a. external drainage and dune fields. b. alluvial fans and playas. c. internal drainage and karst. d. pediments and inselbergs. e. external drainage and badlands.
What generates tides on the earth?
A) Gravitational repulsion of the sun B) Melting of ice sheets C) Gravitational attraction of the moon D) Upwelling of methane gas
Plankton are organisms that float. Why is a copepod, which can swim and propel itself through the water, classified as plankton?
a) It lives at the surface of the ocean where plankton live. b) It was classified as a plankton before it was known that copepods are swimmers. c) It has a swim bladder that keeps it from sinking, so it is a floater. d) It spends part of its life floating and part swimming, so it is classified as plankton because of the floating part. e) Because of its small size, it cannot swim very fast or very far, so its location is determined by currents.