11) An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topic
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11) An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as business is called a(n)A) dialect.
B) official language.
C) language group.
D) language family.
E) lingua franca.
12) In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?
A) Eastern Africa
B) North Africa
C) South Asia
D) Southeast Asia
E) Latin America
13) Which of the following is (are) an ethnic religion(s)?
A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Mormonism
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism
14) What is a universalizing religion?
A) a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
B) a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C) a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity
D) a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E) Hinduism
15) What is an ethnic religion?
A) a religion that seeks the highest ethical values
B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
C) a religion that originates within a small, relatively isolated geographic area
D) a religion that rejects any converts
E) an animist religion
16) Which of the following statements about greenhouse gases is most accurate?
A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
D) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
E) Greenhouse gases increased steadily through most of human history, but have remained stable over the past 130 years.
17) In which city did representatives from the countries of the world meet and create the first international agreement on climate change?
A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B) Paris, France
C) Kyoto, Japan
D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E) Calcutta, India
18) If climate change occurs to a significant degree, it is likely to have all of the following consequences, EXCEPT
A) melting of the polar ice caps.
B) lower sea levels.
C) changing rainfall patterns.
D) more intense tropical storms.
E) longer growing season in Canada.
19) Which of the following is NOT a significant greenhouse gas?
A) carbon dioxide
B) methane
C) chlorofluorocarbons
D) molecular nitrogen
E) nitrous oxide
20) What is the major source of carbon dioxide?
A) aerosol sprays and refrigerants
B) by-product of cattle and sheep digestion
C) burning fossil fuels
D) widespread use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture
E) burning associated with rainforest clearing
11) An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as business is called a(n)
A) dialect.
B) official language.
C) language group.
D) language family.
E) lingua franca.
12) In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?
A) Eastern Africa
B) North Africa
C) South Asia
D) Southeast Asia
E) Latin America
13) Which of the following is (are) an ethnic religion(s)?
A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Mormonism
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism
14) What is a universalizing religion?
A) a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
B) a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C) a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity
D) a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E) Hinduism
15) What is an ethnic religion?
A) a religion that seeks the highest ethical values
B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
C) a religion that originates within a small, relatively isolated geographic area
D) a religion that rejects any converts
E) an animist religion
16) Which of the following statements about greenhouse gases is most accurate?
A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
D) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
E) Greenhouse gases increased steadily through most of human history, but have remained stable over the past 130 years.
17) In which city did representatives from the countries of the world meet and create the first international agreement on climate change?
A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B) Paris, France
C) Kyoto, Japan
D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E) Calcutta, India
18) If climate change occurs to a significant degree, it is likely to have all of the following consequences, EXCEPT
A) melting of the polar ice caps.
B) lower sea levels.
C) changing rainfall patterns.
D) more intense tropical storms.
E) longer growing season in Canada.
19) Which of the following is NOT a significant greenhouse gas?
A) carbon dioxide
B) methane
C) chlorofluorocarbons
D) molecular nitrogen
E) nitrous oxide
20) What is the major source of carbon dioxide?
A) aerosol sprays and refrigerants
B) by-product of cattle and sheep digestion
C) burning fossil fuels
D) widespread use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture
E) burning associated with rainforest clearing
11) An agreed-upon common language to facilitate communication on specific topics such as business is called a(n)
A) dialect.
B) official language.
C) language group.
D) language family.
E) lingua franca.
12) In what world region is Swahili a lingua franca?
A) Eastern Africa
B) North Africa
C) South Asia
D) Southeast Asia
E) Latin America
13) Which of the following is (are) an ethnic religion(s)?
A) Judaism
B) Hinduism
C) Mormonism
D) Judaism and Hinduism
E) Judaism, Hinduism and Mormonism
14) What is a universalizing religion?
A) a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
B) a metaphysical religion that seeks inner peace through contact with extraterrestrial beings
C) a religion that seeks to identify the common elements of all religions of the world in order to bring worldwide religious unity
D) a global movement to promote interfaith cooperation, similar to the United Nations
E) Hinduism
15) What is an ethnic religion?
A) a religion that seeks the highest ethical values
B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
C) a religion that originates within a small, relatively isolated geographic area
D) a religion that rejects any converts
E) an animist religion
16) Which of the following statements about greenhouse gases is most accurate?
A) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, and have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
B) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
C) Greenhouse gases have never been very stable, but have decreased dramatically in the past 130 years.
D) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
E) Greenhouse gases increased steadily through most of human history, but have remained stable over the past 130 years.
17) In which city did representatives from the countries of the world meet and create the first international agreement on climate change?
A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
B) Paris, France
C) Kyoto, Japan
D) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E) Calcutta, India
18) If climate change occurs to a significant degree, it is likely to have all of the following consequences, EXCEPT
A) melting of the polar ice caps.
B) lower sea levels.
C) changing rainfall patterns.
D) more intense tropical storms.
E) longer growing season in Canada.
19) Which of the following is NOT a significant greenhouse gas?
A) carbon dioxide
B) methane
C) chlorofluorocarbons
D) molecular nitrogen
E) nitrous oxide
20) What is the major source of carbon dioxide?
A) aerosol sprays and refrigerants
B) by-product of cattle and sheep digestion
C) burning fossil fuels
D) widespread use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture
E) burning associated with rainforest clearing
Explanation / Answer
11) Option E) lingua franca
12) A) & B) Eastern Africa & North Africa
13) D) Judaism and Hinduism
14) A) a religion that attempts to appeal to all peoples regardless of location or culture
15) B) a religion that is identified with a specific ethnic, tribal, or national group
16) D) Greenhouse gases were fairly stable throughout most of human history, but have increased dramatically in the past 130 years.
17) A) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18) B) lower sea levels.
19) D) molecular nitrogen
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