Which of the following are all nonrenewable resources?(1 point)
Responses
coal
coal
air
air
sunlight
sunlight
trees
trees
The correct answer is coal.
What do you think causes a population to increase in size?(1 point)
Responses
Birth rate and deathrate are not factors in population size.
Birth rate and deathrate are not factors in population size.
The rates of births and deaths must be equal.
The rates of births and deaths must be equal.
The rate of deaths must be larger than the rate of births.
The rate of deaths must be larger than the rate of births.
The rate of births must be larger than the rate of deaths.
The rate of births must be larger than the rate of deaths.
The correct answer is: The rate of births must be larger than the rate of deaths.
What can happen if the carrying capacity of an area is exceeded?(1 point)
Responses
Individuals will die or move away.
Individuals will die or move away.
The population’s deathrate decreases.
The population’s deathrate decreases.
Individuals will move into the area.
Individuals will move into the area.
The population’s birthrate increases.
The correct answer is: Individuals will die or move away.
How has the world’s human population changed over the past 200 years?(1 point)
Responses
It has increased rapidly.
It has increased rapidly.
It has remained relatively constant.
It has remained relatively constant.
It has decreased rapidly.
It has decreased rapidly.
It has cycled yearly between increasing and decreasing.
It has cycled yearly between increasing and decreasing.
The correct answer is: It has increased rapidly.
Which of the following was one way different regions of the country agreed?
(1 point)
Responses
support of slavery
support of slavery
support for the War of 1812
support for the War of 1812
support for foreign policies
support for foreign policies
support of economic stability
The correct answer is: support of economic stability.
Which of the following was the main reason Spain agreed so readily to sell Florida to the United States after so many years of actively colonizing it?
(1 point)
Responses
Spain needed the money.
Spain needed the money.
Spain feared a revolt in Florida.
Spain feared a revolt in Florida.
Spain was busy fighting rebels in Latin America.
Spain was busy fighting rebels in Latin America.
Spain knew it had a weaker military than the United States.
Spain knew it had a weaker military than the United States.