The United States, with only 5% of the world's population, uses: 18% of the world's energy 27% of the world's commercially harvested wood 40% of the world's illegal drugs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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According to a map in your book, ________ claim the largest portions of Antarctica
A) Australia and Norway B) Chile and Argentina C) the United States and Russia D) New Zealand and France E) Chile and Norway
What is one reason that modern cities are warmer than rural areas?
A) Concrete retains heat better than vegetation. B) Cities contain more species of plants and animals. C) Cities are closer to water. D) There is more evaporation from city streets than from rock and soil.
Fog is more likely to form when air temperatures are
A) colder than the surrounding land. B) warmer than the surrounding land. C) the same as the surrounding land. D) rising.
The U.S. Army participated in extermination of the American bison during the mid-1800s because
A. The Army desperately needed meat B. Native people depended on the bison for food and shelter C. The Army needed leather for shoes D. The United States wanted the Great Plains free for agriculture E. None of these, the U.S. Army did not participate in extermination of the American bison