Obstacles to meeting the challenge of global warming include all of the following except
a. possible negative effects upon economic growth.
b. unwillingness of most countries to take unilateral action.
c. the lack of cooperation among advanced and developing nations.
d. a consensus among scientists that global warming is the result of natural rather than human actions.
e. politicians fear to embrace proposed measures.
d
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A) Egypt and Sumer would not have developed so early without them. B) these rivers are no longer part of important areas of human settlement. C) the other rivers did not have names in antiquity. D) the other rivers on the map were not navigable. E) they are the only rivers that ran through deserts.
The term Messiah indicates that Christianity emerged in a ________ context
A) Roman B) secular C) revolutionary D) Jewish
Which of the following statements is accurate concerning the steelworkers' strike in 1919?
a. The strike was an attempt by Samuel Gompers to call in the debt he felt President Wilson owed him. b. The workers were reacting to appeals from nonunion radicals who advocated a workers' revolution. c. The strike was an indication of Communist influence within union leadership. d. The workers were attempting to gain the right to collective bargaining, a shorter workday, and better wages.
Under the congress system, France was __________.
A. excluded from governing Europe B. left out of important decisions about maintaining order in Europe C. readmitted to good standing among European nations D. given a leadership role