Sawyer Fun Facts
The state where Sawyer was born and raised
North Carolina
The certificate one recieves after completing High School
Diploma
The level of government at which gun laws are decided in the USA
state government
The explosion of these areas occured after WWII, where many people began seeking homes outside of cities.
The suburbs
Fossil Fuels
What Sawyer studies at the University of Vienna
Economics
A class one can choose to complete that is not required in the standard curriculum.
An elective
One commonly proposed solution to criminals getting access to guns is requiring this examination of criminal history
Background Check
The special type of loan taken out for home purhcases.
The form of transportation that produces the most greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer.
Aviation / Flight
Where Sawyer completed his undergraduate degree
Washington DC
The primary means of transport to American public schools
School Bus
the place where someone sentenced to death awaits their execution
the United States does not mandate any of this, a policy that allows new mothers and fathers to take time off work
Parental Leave (Maternity, Paternity Leave)
When the government helps lower prices. Heavily criticized when dealing with oil/gas companies and in the EU with Airbus.
to subsidize / Subsidies
How many nieces and nephews Sawyer has in total
10
A place where many students store their belongings throughout the day
a locker
The key document gun rights groups use to defend the lack of gun control in the US
The 2nd Amendment
The student debt crisis has largely been caused by rising _________. (Another word for student fees)
Tuition
Which of the following natural disasters will not change in frequency/severity due to climate change: floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, droughts.
Earthquakes
Sawyer's favorite class
THIS ONE!!!
the term to refer to the large amounts of people behind bars in the USA and the act of locking such a high proportion of the population up (2 words, rhymes with nation)
Mass Incarceration
the meaning of the phrase "Keeping up with the Joneses"
Trying to compete with one's neighbors by always having nicer things
The concept invented by British Petroleum (BP) to shift the blame of climate change onto individual consumers, where people estimate their own climate impact.