Which human activity can result in the heat island effect?
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building green spaces and roof gardens
using habitable land for pasture land
converting forest to agricultural land
covering the ground with concrete and pavement
Which change over time in Landsat maps would most likely be associated with contaminated water habitats nearby?
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gray areas replaced with light green areas
increased size of dark green areas
green areas replaced with yellow areas
increased size of gray areas
In almost all chains of consequences, what happens over time as the consequences unfold?
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Consequences decrease in size and scale and become short term.
Consequences travel from one type of habitat to another, until multiple habitats are affected.
Consequences increase in size and scale and become longer lasting.
Consequences spread through the area like a ripple effect, starting in the center and radiating outward.
With such huge increases in population, why has there not been a direct and equivalent increase in urban development (i.e., why is it such a small proportion of habitable land use)?
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Many people can live in small spaces, such as high rises in cities.
There is not enough habitable land left for further urban development.
People want to live close to where they work, which is usually the city or suburbs.
Habitable land is already being used for livestock and crops.
Which energy source releases the most carbon dioxide?
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hydroelectric
solar
wind
coal
Which can be excluded from the list of environmental impacts of mining?
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habitats are destroyed
sea level is rising
water is polluted
harmful gases are released
Use the graph to answer the question. What led to the increase in steel consumption seen on the graph?
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More people started mining steel that are sold outside of the country.
Steel consumption increased when more people started to use computers.
More building construction is needed to provide for the needs of people.
Fossil fuels that became popular depends on steel production.
Which energy source is an alternative to fossil fuels?
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coal
natural gas
geothermal
petroleum
How do vertical cities help minimize the impact of urban development?
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Vertical cities have rooftop gardens.
Vertical cities require less pavement cover.
Vertical cities do not require any habitat destruction.
Vertical cities have fewer people.
What happens to infrared radiation released by the Earth if there is an increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
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It is converted to carbon dioxide.
It is converted to solar energy.
It escapes and cools the atmosphere.
It is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.
Covering the ground with concrete and pavement can result in the heat island effect.
Increased size of gray areas would most likely be associated with contaminated water habitats nearby.
Consequences increase in size and scale and become longer lasting as they unfold over time.
Many people can live in small spaces, such as high rises in cities, which has limited the need for further urban development.
Coal releases the most carbon dioxide.
Sea level rising cannot be excluded from the list of environmental impacts of mining.
More building construction is needed to provide for the needs of people which led to the increase in steel consumption seen on the graph.
Geothermal energy is an alternative to fossil fuels.
Vertical cities help minimize the impact of urban development by requiring less pavement cover and possibly having rooftop gardens.
If there is an increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the infrared radiation released by the Earth is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.