What is the most logical reason for China adopting its one-child policy?
A) The modernizing country wanted to give its women greater reproductive freedom.
B) The fertility rate was too low and the country needed more people to populate vacant lands.
C) It was clear that the country could not live within the limit of its resources if the population continued to grow.
D) Contagious disease was rampant in the 1970s and fewer people meant less contagion.
C
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A. 10 m/s2. B. 10 m/s. C. both of these D. none of the above
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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A. required to exponentially decay to zero B. between same-sized events C. between events of the same type, regardless of size D. before survivors return to their homes E. before the economy returns to pre-disaster levels
Adiabatic cooling acts on:
a. rising air b. falling air c. wind d. air that is stationary