Question 33(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) A student is concerned about background radiation that she is exposed to. She claims that nuclear power plants have caused background radiation, and that if they
had not been built, she would not be exposed to radioactivity. Is she correct? Why or why not?
Yes, because power plants are the primary source of background radiation.
Yes, because radioactivity does not exist in nature.
No, because background radiation exists only in outer space.
No, because background radiation comes from naturally occurring substances such as isotopes

No, because background radiation comes from naturally occurring substances such as isotopes

most people now work in jobs where they do one  kind  of work; they are carpenters, bankers, cooks, mechanics, and so forth. likewise, most  businesses produce  only certainkinds  of  goods  or  services, such as cars, tacos, or gardening  services. this feature of  production  is known as specialization.

superior technology and improved medical knowledge to foster imperialism. quinine enabled europeans

to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of africa and asia. the combination

of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond

to any situations that threatened their dominance. the rapid-fire machine gun also gave them a military advantage

and was in convincing africans and asians to accept western control. the following table summarizes the

causes of the new imperialism:

causes of new imperialism

economic military/political humanitarian/religious technological

need for markets need for military bases white man’s burden new medicine

raw materials national security spread of christianity new weapons

source of investments source of

pride—nationalism

social darwinism

(superiority of western

society)

transportation

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