Which of the follow is used as an argument to stop extracting tropical rain forest resources? a. there’s tremendous biodiversity in the plant life of the tropical rain forest b. there’s no conclusive evidence that tropical rain forest clearing will permanently change the biodiversity of the earth as a whole. c. medical treatments come from many sources and don’t require the use of naturally growing species from the tropical rain forest. d. growing countries must push their frontiers and develop their recourses.

1. in 1492, spain expelled after being under their rule for centuries. a. the portuguese b. the basques c. the castilians d. the moors 2. an important cultural center during the renaissance was the city of a. milan b. bologna c. florence d. naples 3. what is the connection between the minoan civilization and a volcanic eruption on thera? a. the earthquake happened a century before the collapse of the civilization. b. the earthquake created a graben. c. the earthquake caused the collapse of the civilization. d. the earthquake caused a volcanic eruption. 4. throughout history, other cultures influenced greece through a. military conquest b. shared ideals c. trade agreements 5. geographically, spain is isolated from the rest of europe by a. portugal b. the atlantic ocean c. the pyrenees mountains d. narrow coastal plains 6. most of central spain is known as the meseta, which is the spanish word for a. mountains b. plateau c. peninsula d. plains 7. for the people of ancient greece, the  iliad, and the  odyssey  a. copied western ideals b. were not popular c. presented community standards d. were children’s poems\ 8. western cultures got many of their ideas about from ancient greece. a. warfare b. democracy c. education d. agriculture 9. how is greece’s natural vegetation similar to that of other mediterranean countries? a. it has been damaged by forest fires. b. it is mainly deciduous forests. c. it grows rapidly in the wet climate. d. it has been reduced to scrub vegetation by overgrazing. 10. what is the most productive agricultural area in italy? a. the alps b. the po valley c. southern italy d. the apennines 11. many factories in northern italy use for energy. a. coal b. hydroelectricity c. nuclear energy d. natural gas 12. what major landform covers much of italy? a. the apennines b. the po river valley c. the alps

Since 1980, which three countries have either attacked or been attacked by iraq? a. iran, turkey, united states b. iran, israel, jordan c. iran, kuwait, united states d. iran, saudi arabia, egypt

Which of the layers of the earth has the following three characteristics? i. it is a solid outer layer. ii. it is between 3 and 30 miles thick. iii. it is separated into plates. a. the outer core b. the inner core c. the mantle d. the crust