1 point A person decides to pursue her dream of becoming a professional athlete
by joining a high school team. Which of the following statements best
explains how that choice benefits her and others? *

A She improves her own and others' skills by participating in practices.
B Her competition with others helps to determine who has the highest level of skills.
C She inspires others to e as good as they can be at the sport.
D Her participation in games helps to improve the team's chance at winning.

1. what other famous event was going in on africa in 1994? 2. why does the country of rwanda use francs as their currency? 3. when paul s neighbor (victor) gets attacked, what does paul do? why? 4. what was the significance of the phrase "cut the tall trees"? 5. when violence breaks out, who comes to ? who gets ? who does t get ? 6. when paul realizes no one is coming to the rwandan refugees, he tells them there is only one way for them to get . what is it? 7. what deal does george try to make with paul? 8. why didn t any foreign countries try to stop the hutus? 9. what event sparked the beginning of the genocide? who does that event get blamed on? 10. who was supplying the hutu army? 11. what did 19th century imperialism have to do with this 20 century genocide? 12. where did the classifications of hutu and tutsi come from in rwanda? 13. why are some people being and others are not? 14. if you were in paul s position, do you think your reaction would have been the same as his? explain. 15. how did the international community fail the people of rwanda? why were they so reluctant to act? what is our responsibility as global citizens in these kinds of events? how are events in rwanda and darfur conceded to 19th century imperialism?

Triangle xyz is translated 4 units up and 3 units left to yield triangle x'y'z' what is the distance between any two corresponding points on triangle xyz and trianglex'y'z' ?

Study guide for unit 2 ~ lesson 3 ,4, & 5 test, thursday, january 24th lesson 3 vocabulary erosion - deposition - landform- weathering- short answers 1. how do volcanic islands form? 2.why is deposition likely to occur outside a river bend? 3. in what conditions does soil form fastest? 4. which 2 earth’s systems interact to form a coral island? 5. a beach growing in size is most likely the result of 6. which type of islands are formed when a chunk of land breaks off from a larger landmass? long answers explain how plants can grow in small cracks of rock that do not appear to contain soil. lesson 4 vocabulary pollution - toxic - short answers 1. most farmers pollute soil by purposefully adding 2. what is the benefit of contour plowing? . 3. using nuclear power to produce electricity can cause water pollution by 4. why do scientists predict humans will run out of fossil fuels someday? 5.farmer spray crops with fertilizer and weed killer to the crops grow. how might this affect the hydrosphere? list two different ways you use fossil fuels. 1- 2- what are two other energy sources scientists and engineers are researching? 1- 2- lesson 5 vocabulary decompose- recycling - short answers 1. which of earth’s systems do you interact with when you wash your hands? 2. which of earth’s systems is polluted by exhaust gases from buses pollute? 3. why is it important to dispose of electronic devices properly? 4. where do people interact with all four of earth’s systems?