Which of the following is a predicted consequence of the global warming?
A) flooding of low-lying coastal areas
B) spread of tropical diseases to regions now unaffected by them
C) change in species composition of forest ecosystems
D) change in international trade relationshipsespecially those pertaining to food
E) All of the above.
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The land surface cools off more rapidly at night than water does because
A) the energy is stored in a shallow layer near the surface of the land, and so it can be radiated away faster.
B) the amount of energy stored in the land is less than that stored in the water column.
C) all of the above are true.
D) None of the aboveland does not cool off more rapidly than water at night.
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Royal Street is home to two poets that will craft a few verses for tourists looking for a unique memento of their trip to the Big Easy. Customers arrive at the poets' stand according to the Poisson distribution and the authorship (service) times are based on negative exponential distribution. The average customer service time is 7 minutes and the average time between the arrivals of successive customers is 4 minutes. Assume that customers equally divide themselves between the two poets.
What is the probability that there are no customers receiving (or waiting for) poetry?
• .16
• .33
• .07
• .66
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With respect to air, water, and material resources, which of the following is true?
A) A leaf is a closed system.
B) A leaf is an open system.
C) A leaf is an open system in terms of air, but closed in terms of material resources.
D) A leaf is an open system in terms of water, but closed in terms of energy resources.
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Give two reasons why GDP does not reflect total production in an economy.
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The most important banking, finance, and business services are concentrated in a few geographic areas; they are not spread uniformly across core countries.
Is this statement true or false? 
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The baby boomers as a percent of the total U.S. population is increasing.
Is this statement true or false?
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Some have criticized the Green Revolution for increasing social inequalities in targeted countries.
Is this statement true or false?
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According to your text, the pair of processes with the greatest impact on humans and their environment are industrialization and urbanization.
Is this statement true or false?
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Substandard educational facilities are usually an important factor in the cycle of neighborhood poverty.
Is this statement true or false?
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