The Amount of CO₂ Released by Human Activities Per Year

question 2

Multiple Choice

The amount of CO₂ released by human activities per year is approximately ________.

• A)30 million tons
• B)300 million tons
• C)3 billion tons
• D)30 billion tons
• E)300 billion tons

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Definitions:

Southern Economy

Refers to the economic structure and practices of the Southern United States, historically characterized by agriculture-based industries, such as cotton, and significant social and economic changes post-Civil War.

Industrial Settings

Environments or contexts related to or characteristic of industries and manufacturing, often involving the large-scale production of goods.

Sugar Plantation

Large agricultural estates where sugar cane is grown and processed, historically reliant on slave labor in the Americas and the Caribbean.

Rice Plantation

A large agricultural estate specifically designed for the cultivation of rice, often found in the southern United States before the Civil War, and reliant on enslaved labor.