QUESTION: 161

As long as history has been recorded, groups of people have been forced to leave their homes and countries.In recent years, millions of people have become refugees because of wars; rebellions; and political, ethnic, and religious persecution.
Which statement below about refugees is best supported by this information?

voluntarily have left their homes
emigrate because of chronic civil unrest
have been able to return to their homes
have more control over political events than before
need less international support than before

Answer(s): B

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QUESTION: 162

Corrective taxes are one way to deal with problems such as pollution.For example, driving a car creates air pollution that is a cost to everybody.Using high-sulphur fuels for heating or manufacturing also creates air pollution.Taxing fuels that cause air pollution increases fuel prices and may persuade users to find, where possible, less polluting fuels.
Which statement below helps to best explain why some people believe that corrective taxes are fair and justified?

People should be forced to live with the harmful effects of pollution.
Alternative fuels as substitutes for high-sulphur fuels do not exist.
People should pay taxes on pollutants even if they do not use or produce pollutants.
Modern societies depend on the automobile and on industrial manufacturers.
People who use or produce pollutants should pay for the costs of pollution.

Answer(s): E

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QUESTION: 163

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Which statement about the quality of life in England in 1840 explains the above statistics?

People died at an earlier age in Manchester because it was much colder than Rutland.
Working conditions in factory towns were dirty and dangerous.
The upper class had harder lives than the majoriy of people in England.
England suffered from a critical food shortage.
Sewer systems removed waste materials from towns.

Answer(s): B

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