Clearing tropical rain forests with slash-and-burn techniques are said to be doubly destructive because not only are fewer trees able to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, but
a. as forests are burned for clearing, the amount of CO2 discharged into the atmosphere increases.
b. Runoff from the fires pollutes rivers.
c. Many people die from the difficult nature of the work.
d. The cleared land is most often used for farming.
e. Many animals are poached during the process.
A
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Which of the following statements has not been used as an argument to support multinational corporations?
a. MNCs aid in preventing war by linking the economies of nations. b. Multinational corporations help economic development by aiding technology transfer to less developed states. c. Multinational corporations accelerate the movement from totalitarian regimes toward democratic regimes. d. Multinational corporations provide training to local personnel, and therefore help economic development.
Ideas and solutions that are competing to win traction and acceptance by policymaker’s is a component of the ______ stream.
a. Problem b. Public c. Policy d. Politics