Although Europe's population growth is declining on average, population growth is surging in the countries of Eastern Europe as a result of the fall of communism

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False
RATIONALE: Europe's fertility rate is in fact below population replacement level, with no European country maintaining its population through births. Birth rates in Eastern Europe are particularly low. This is due mainly to the economic challenges that came with the fall of communism in that subregion.

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a. True b. False

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(a) a. cold occluded front b. dryline c. warm occluded front d. warm front e. stationary front

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A) only anions B) only cations C) only neutral molecules D) zwitterions

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A. clear skies B. precipitation C. partly cloudy skies D. overcast skies

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