IDs and Paired-Concept Questions

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Short Answer

IDs and Paired-Concept Questions
These terms can be used individually as short-answer identification questions, or they can be used in pairs. In the latter case, ask students to explain (1) the meaning and significance of each of the two terms and (2) the relationship between them.
-Debt overhang,heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

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Definitions:

Adaptation

The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment through evolutionary changes in its characteristics.

Charles Darwin

English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

A French naturalist known for his theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics, pre-dating Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection.

Natural Selection

The process by which genetic variations that enhance survival and reproduction become more common in successive generations of a population.