With Only 5 Percent of the Earth's Population, One Out

question 20

Multiple Choice

With only 5 percent of the earth's population, one out of every _________ American adults is in prison or under adult court supervision.

• A)56
• B)112
• C)31
• D)243

---

Definitions:

Early Part

The initial phase or segment of a defined period or sequence.

Desert

A barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs, thus supporting only sparse vegetation or none at all.

Plate Tectonics

The scientific theory explaining the movement of the Earth's lithospheric plates and how these movements cause earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain ranges, and oceanic trenches.

Seafloor Spreading

The process by which oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and moves outward from ridge crests, driven by tectonic plate movements.