A city planner is designing a new apartment complex. The complex will have several apartment buildings as well as a paved parking area for residents.
In one to two sentences, describe two ways the planner can help minimize the human impact of the apartment complex on the environment.
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The planner of the apartment complex has several options to minimize the human impact of the complex on the environment. Firstly, the designer could include energy-efficient designs and appliances for use within the apartments and parking areas. This would help in reducing the level of energy consumption and carbon footprint of the building complex's infrastructure. Secondly, the installation of green spaces or development of rain gardens aids in regulating the effects of stormwater runoff and promotes the growth of natural vegetation. By incorporating eco-friendly methods into the buildings and surrounding environment, the designer aims to help minimize the environmental impact of the complex on its surroundings.
The planner could incorporate energy-efficient design and appliances into the apartments and parking area, and also install green space or rain gardens to mitigate stormwater runoff.
What led to the increase in steel consumption seen on the graph?
More building construction is needed to provide for the needs of people.
Steel consumption increased when more people started to use computers.
More people started mining steel that are sold outside of the country.
Fossil fuels that became popular depends on steel production.
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More building construction is needed to provide for the needs of people.
Which can be excluded from the list of environmental impacts of mining?
sea level is rising
water is polluted
habitats are destroyed
harmful gases are released
sea level is rising.
Which energy source releases the most carbon dioxide?
solar
coal
wind
hydroelectric
coal.
What happens to infrared radiation released by the Earth if there is an increased level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
It is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.
It is converted to carbon dioxide.
It is converted to solar energy.
It escapes and cools the atmosphere.