Claim: "Ecotourism has saved ecosystems due to the partnership between people seeking to earn a living and those who want to save parts of the natural world."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
Communities that live in or around undeveloped natural areas benefit from the jobs Ecotourism creates and the natural areas are protected and saved from destructive development.
**Q**
Is the following a factual statement?
"The Pound sterling can be abbreviated as GBP."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
The ISO code for pound sterling is GBP.
"It has been proven that since the election of Obama, Racial segregation in the United States is no more."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
During the great recession and for several years after that segregation actually increased due to an unequal recovery between whites and minorities.
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Is the following a factual statement?
"Hurricane Harvey originated from a westward-moving tropical wave that emerged from Asia over the eastern Pacific Ocean."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
no
Harvey originated from a westward-moving tropical wave that emerged from Africa over the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Many operas include a Diary, or moment when one character sings solo."
no
The solo moment in an opera is known as an aria, not a diary.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"The content of Philosophy and economics has increased since the 1980's."
yes
These subjects show a less broad curriculum then, than now.