The Higher Homicide Rate in the South Is Linked to All

question 82

Multiple Choice

The higher homicide rate in the South is linked to all of the following EXCEPT

• A)high rates of poverty.
• B)high urban populations.
• C)a southern "subculture of violence."
• D)higher rates of gun ownership.

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Definitions:

Lateral

Describing a position or direction toward the side of the body or a body structure, away from the midline.

Dorsal

Pertaining to the back or posterior part of an organism, opposite of ventral.

Distal

A term describing a position farther from the point of attachment or origin, typically used in reference to limbs or anatomical structures.

Ventral

Ventral refers to the front or abdominal side of the body in anatomical terms, opposite of dorsal, which refers to the back side.