Planting fast-growing trees to prevent erosion and create fuel is called ________.
A) aforestation
B) deforestation
C) reforestation
D) sanforestation
The tons of rock leftover from coal mining is called ________.
A) overburden
B) sludge
C) runoff
D) crude
Theorist Walter Truett Anderson claims that the information age is rife with ________.
A) abuse and harassment
B) social control
C) misinformation
D) all of the above
Grameen Bank, a micro lender, is lending money for ________ to help rural villagers in commerce and other ventures.
A) products to sell
B) computers
C) cell phones
D) video cameras
The theorist who claims we are experiencing both a more sophisticated means of surveillance and social control as well as more diverse and evasive means of resistance is ________.
A) Michel Foucault
B) Herbert Gans
C) George Orwell
D) Robert Park
Three of the six richest multibillionaires are in what field?
A) Technology (as in Microsoft)
B) Retail (such as Walmart)
C) Media (as in AOL-Time Warner)
D) Fast Food (as in Taco Bell)
The internet stands for ________.
A) intercomputer network
B) innovative network of computers
C) intercommunication device
D) the world wide web
Gunboat diplomacy refers to ________
A) the great invention by Galileo used in war
B) the practice of signing treaties between countries on ships
C) expansion of ideas and empires through war
D) the practice of selling arms to friendly countries
The development of ________ allowed the creation of the World Wide Web.
A) cell phones
B) transistor radios
C) personal digital assistants
D) hypertext markup language
According to Sernau, the Japanese and Americans both have a strong sense of ________ that limits their response to social problems.
A) exceptionalism
B) patriotism
C) nationalism
D) individualism
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