Which of the following countries has the highest teenage pregnancy rate? 

A)  Germany 
B)  the United States 
C)  France 
D)  Japan

In which of the following time periods were mammals the dominant type of life?

A) Cenozoic
B) Mesozoic
C) Paleozoic
D) Precambrian

Which four questions should be at the heart of environmental literacy?

Shale is metamorphosed into three rock types: 1) a banded gneissic rock; 2) a rock with small mica crystals with a shiny aspect; 3) a very shiny rock with large mica crystals; and 4) a dull slate with cleavage. Which of the following lists these rocks in order of increasing metamorphic grade?

A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 4, 3, 2, 1
C) 2, 3, 4, 1
D) 4, 2, 3, 1
E) 3, 2, 4, 1

Which strategy can prevent water from being polluted by oil? 

A)  not requiring double hulls on oil tankers 
B)  prohibiting oil drilling in ecologically sensitive areas 
C)  instituting a national energy policy based on increasing reliance on fossil fuels 
D)  drilling closer to shore

What would result from implementing higher average fuel-efficiency standards? 

A)  it would reduce energy waste 
B)  it would increase air pollution 
C)  it would increase emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide 
D)  it would cost jobs

___________________ ____________________ economic development promotes beneficial and benign economic activities while discouraging environmentally harmful economic activities.

Which letter in the diagram corresponds to the layer that contains ozone and which keeps approximately 95% of the sun's ultraviolet radiation from reaching the Earth's surface?

What are the dark areas of the Moon interpreted to be?

A) dark-colored sediment that filled in low areas
B) rocks that are dark and fine-grained because they were smashed by many impacts
C) large areas of the iron-oxide mineral hematite
D) large areas covered by basalt

Which has the greatest species diversity of all terrestrial biomes? 

A)  a mature temperate deciduous forest 
B)  a mature tundra 
C)  a mature taiga 
D)  a mature tropical rain forest