Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Desertification refers to the decline in the water supply as a result of the degradation and deterioration of soil and vegetation.
2. Deaths from ozone pollution could increase by 5% by 2050.
3. Many global environmental problems are traceable to communistic economic development.
4. The main focus of sustainable development is physical sustainability, but there must also be a concern for equity within the current generation and for future generations.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
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A. We have high administration costs because we don’t have a centralized system. B. We get more health care than citizens of other developed countries. C. We file more malpractice suits than other countries. D. Our population is larger and aging more rapidly than other countries. E. We rely on advanced health care technology.
Which of the following ideologies relied on salvation, hard work, and resisting temptation?
A. meritocracy B. individualism C. Protestantism D. American dream
Sociologist Peter Bearman has studied the impact of virginity pledges and his findings show that among those teenagers who take this pledge the following has occurred:
a. the pledges reduced the teenage sexual intercourse b. the pledges are most effective among older teens c. the pledges have proven to be a source of frustration for parents d. the teens' social networks are not supportive
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A) to be crazy B) a nursing home start-up company C) a elderly family structure D) a sandwich family structure