The purpose of the U.N.'s Millennium Development Goals that were established in 2000 was to
A. legitimize the globalization process.
B. increase the supply of consumer goods to developing countries.
C. increase the employment rate across all nations.
D. reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty.
Answer: D. reduce the number of people living in extreme poverty.
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A) most preferred nation status to all food importers. B) low interest rate grain sales. C) foods sales dependent on structural adjustment by importing nations. D) provisions to use U.S. land for agriculture. E) subsidized ethanol production.
________ stations are the minimum needed to determine the location of an earthquake epicenter.
A. Six B. Two C. Three D. Five E. Four
The Earth's age is ________ billion years old
A) 0.046 B) 0.46 C) 4.6 D) 46 E) 460
People calling for more environmental stewardship generally believe that
A. pure capitalism should be used to make our economic decisions. B. better science and technology can fix our problems. C. we have an ethical responsibility to be caring managers of the earth. D. a mixture of market-based competition, improved technology, and government intervention can solve our problems. E. ecosystems have little instrumental value.