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1. | According to Thomas Malthus, population grows at a(n) ___________ rate, while food grows at a(n) ___________ rate.
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| A) algebraic, geometric
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| B) geometric, constant
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| C) constant, progressive
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| D) constant, algebraic
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2. | If population and food supplies grow at the rates predicted by Thomas Malthus, the masses of the world will be reduced to the condition of ____________.
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| A) substance
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| B) extinction
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| C) subsistence
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| D) equality
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3. | The largest category of nonrenewable energy in use today is _________.
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| A) petroleum
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| B) natural gas
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| C) coal
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| D) nuclear energy
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4. | Today, ____________ is our most important renewable energy resource, accounting for half of all renewable energy consumed in the United States.
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| A) biomass
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| B) nuclear power
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| C) solar energy
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| D) hydroelectric power
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5. | The 1973 oil embargo _____________.
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| A) drove the price of oil up, which eventually stimulated additional oil production
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| B) caused a glut of oil in the same year
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| C) led to a state of subsistence in the oil-consuming nations
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| D) discouraged the search for and production of more oil
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6. | According to economists, pollution occurs because _____________.
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| A) people and firms have an economic incentive to pollute
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| B) people and firms are lazy
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| C) government regulations against pollution are not strong enough
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| D) population is growing, and pollution is a by-product of economic growth
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7. | A "pollution permit" issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) _____________.
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| A) gives firms a low-cost way to pollute
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| B) is an ineffective way to control pollution
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| C) forces firms to either clean up their own pollution or pay for costly permits
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| D) allows firms to reduce their cost of production by lowering pollution costs
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8. | The market economy is an evolutionary economy that _____________.
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| A) discourages activities that generate pollution
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| B) can now control external events like potential oil slicks
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| C) benefits everyone equally
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| D) gradually adjusts to change
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9. | The capitalism of today is _____________.
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| A) similar to the laissez-faire capitalism of the past
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| B) evolutionary in that it has adjusted incrementally to the demands on it
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| C) similar to the capitalism of the 1930s that had little room for the elderly, ill, or incapacitated
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| D) very similar to the socialism of the 1930s
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