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U.S. Statistical Abstract

The 2011 edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is now available online. As always, it is replete with statistics about the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Have your students use this resource to take the following true/false quiz. They will have fun doing so while enhancing their research skills.

1. We are eating less red meat. (T)
2. The number of acres of organic farmland has dramatically increased. (T)
3. Twice as many young adults ride bicycles as bowl. (F)
4. The number of bookstores is increasing. (F)
5. We are eating more vegetables. (F)
6. The marriage rate has finally surpassed the 1970 level. (F)
7. North Carolina has more pigs than people. (T)
8. The number of pharmacies has increased. (T)

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