The main reason that deforestation continues in many developing countries is that ______.
a. overcrowding requires that additional land be cleared to provide living space
b. people living in poverty find it difficult to pass up the economic gains that deforestation can provide
c. many people in these countries do not understand deforestation’s consequences
d. climate change is making equatorial regions warmer and drier, causing rain forests to die
b. people living in poverty find it difficult to pass up the economic gains that deforestation can provide
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The relationship between religion and ethnicity in Nigeria is
a. very strong, people of one ethnic group tend to affiliate with a specific religion. b. very strong, people of one ethnic group tend to affiliate with many different religious groups. c. very weak, people of one ethnic group tend to affiliate with a specific religion. d. very weak, people of one ethnic group tend to affiliate with many different religious groups.
Ken was 16 when he committed a murder in Texas. Explain why, after his conviction, he did not receive the death penalty.
What will be an ideal response?
According to Figure 15.1, Timeline: Milestones in Incorporation of the Bill of Rights, which constitutional amendment was the first to be applied to the states?
A. Second B. Third C. Seventh D. Fifth
Critics of the pluralist theory argue that pluralists __________.
A. emphasize how the political game is played rather than why people play B. believe that groups cannot balance off each other and require external regulation C. give unnecessary importance to how benefits are to be distributed D. overlook the rules of the game