What does Ulrich Beck mean by a “risk society?”

a. A society of democratic ecological dialogue
b. A society that accepts the rational choices presented to them
c. A society of trust in experts
d. A society of fear where we do not have the confidence we once enjoyed
and are constantly in jeopardy of environmental bads


d. A society of fear where we do not have the confidence we once enjoyed
and are constantly in jeopardy of environmental bads

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Concerning the population geography of Europe:

A. population growth in Europe is centered in Scandinavia, where birth rates are the highest on the continent. B. most European countries have Total Fertility Rates above 4.0. C. life expectancy is declining steadily in Northern Europe and the British Isles. D. countries with significant Muslim populations have the highest population growth rates.

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The combined albedo of the earth and the atmosphere is approximately:a

4%. b. 10%. c. 30%. d. 50%. e. 90%.

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In general, temperatures along an ocean coastline vary less than temperatures 100 miles inland. This moderation of temperatures along coastlines is because

A) as the oceans evaporate, the coastlines are cooled. B) the sun shines more intensely away from the ocean coastlines. C) ocean temperatures change more quickly than air temperatures. D) ocean temperatures do not change as quickly as air temperatures.

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All the countries with population growth rates above 3% are in Asia

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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