Figure 144

question 30

Multiple Choice

Figure 14.4.2, Production and Reserves of Fossil Fuels
-Looking at Figure 14.4.2, at current usage, how many years are the coal reserves of the United States projected to last?

• A) 34
• B) 240
• C) 107
• D) 140
• E) 188

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Definitions:

Systematically Persecuted

To be systematically persecuted means to be subjected to ongoing and organized mistreatment and oppression, often by a government or a powerful group, based on certain characteristics like race, religion, or political beliefs.

Sixteenth

Referring to being in the position of number sixteen in a sequence; the ordinal form of the number sixteen.

Jews

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Serfdom

A condition of bondage or modified slavery in which an individual is tied to owning land and owes service and labour to the landowner.