Question 1

Which statement is most likely to be true of a developing country?

Accepted Answer

Most adults live in rural areas and work in agriculture.

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Most adults live in cities work in factories and offices.

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Most adults earn enough money to own cars.

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Most adults consume more than 3,000 calories per day.

Question 2

Which term means the total value of goods and services a country produces in a year?

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gross domestic product

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economic activity

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per capita income

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consumption

Question 3

What is the main cause of hunger in the world?

Accepted Answer

poverty

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pollution

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food shortages

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crop failures

Question 4

Which of these countries leads the world in oil consumption?

Accepted Answer

United States

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India

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China

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Canada

Question 5

Which of the following defines members of the global consumer class?

Accepted Answer

they have incomes high enough to buy what they need and can afford to buy things that they want as well

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they all eat less than 2,700 calories a day

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they all have college educations

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they all have computers at work and at home, and all have smart phones

Question 6

Which is not an immediate benefit of recycling?

Accepted Answer

It increases gross domestic product.

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It reduced municipal waste.

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It saves natural resources.

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It keeps toxic materials out of dumps.

Question 7

Look at the labels on the horizontal axis, or bottom edge, of the graph. What do they indicate about the bars on the graph?

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They tell which items were recycled in the United States in 2003.

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They are all items that are toxic.

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They tell what you should throw away when you are done with it.

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They are things that cost a lot of money.

Question 8

Look at the numbers on the vertical axis, or upright edge, of the graph. What do they best indicate about the bars on the graph?

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They tell us the percentage of recycling for each item on the horizontal axis.

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They tell us what we should recycle more of.

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They tell us what percentage of Americans recycle.

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They tell us how much each item costs.

Question 9

Identify which material had the highest recycling rate in 2003.

Accepted Answer

Auto batteries

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Plastic drink containers

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Glass containers

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Steel cans

Question 10

Thinking beyond the text, why might auto batteries have had the highest recycling rate in 2003?

Accepted Answer

When people buy new car batteries, the store or facility they buy from usually takes the old battery.

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People don't want to recycle them.

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Because Henry Ford said so. I read it on the internet.

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Because they are expensive.

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