Those Who Engage in High-Status Behavior and Who Form, Protect

question 50

Multiple Choice

Those who engage in high-status behavior and who form, protect, and benefit from institutions that create a community of privilege and control are said to be

• A) a party system
• B) elites
• C) vertically mobile
• D) conspicuous consumers

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Definitions:

Carbon Dioxide

A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration. It is naturally present in the air and absorbed by plants in photosynthesis.

Climate Change

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Intertropical Convergence Zone

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Maximum Solar Radiation

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