Julian Simon has challenged the doomsday model because he believes that the problems of pollution and environmental stress will ultimately be solved because __________
A. nature always achieves homeostasis
B. the world population will decrease due to epidemic diseases such as AIDS
C. human creativity and science will provide the key to solving the problems
D. human populations cannot exceed the Earth's carrying capacity
Answer: C
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Aung San Suu Kyi is a current coordinator of nonviolent resistance. All of the following statements about her are correct except:
a. she was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. b. she was trained at Oxford University in England. c. she founded the National League for Democracy and won a seat in Parliament to represent this Party. d. she was placed under house arrest in1990 and confined for 15 years. e. she is the leader of the opposition party in Thailand.
Although there is not complete agreement, current evidence indicates that the earliest anatomically modern Homo sapiens fossils are from which geographical location?
a. China b. India c. Germany d. France e. Africa
Which of the following traits is found in the Old World monkeys?
A. three premolars per quadrant B. a catarrhine nose C. prehensile tails D. all of these
Why do functionalist anthropologists frequently compare cultures to biological organisms?
What will be an ideal response?