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True-False questions



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Question 1.
The crude birth rate in the United States was lower in 2002 than it was in 1990.

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Question 2.
The infant mortality rate for all babies born in America is approximately the same, regardless of race.

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Question 3.
The Human Suffering Index is highest in countries that have the highest rates of population growth.

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Question 4.
According to the Malthusian Perspective, positive checks that slow population growth include sexual abstinence and postponing marriage.


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Question 5.
The green revolution is a win-win situation with positive results and no negative impacts on society or the environment.

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Question 6.
The United States is nearing zero population growth.


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Question 7.
An ocean, tropical rain forest, and tribe of people along the equator all qualify as being ecosystems.


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Question 8.
Western industrial nations account for over two-thirds of the carbon monoxide in the atmosphere.


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Question 9.
In 1992, the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was the size of North America.


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Question 10.
Nuclear waste remains radioactive for approximately 100 years after it is created through the manufacture of nuclear weapons or used in nuclear fueled power plants.


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