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.
It is absorbed and heats the atmosphere.
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)?
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.
Many people can live in small spaces, such as high rises in cities.
There is not enough habitable land left for further urban development.
In almost all chains of consequences, what happens over time as the consequences unfold?
Consequences increase in size and scale and become longer lasting.
Consequences travel from one type of habitat to another, until multiple habitats are affected.
Consequences spread through the area like a ripple effect, starting in the center and radiating outward.
Consequences decrease in size and scale and become short term.
Consequences increase in size and scale and become longer lasting.
Which change over time in Landsat maps would most likely be associated with contaminated water habitats nearby?(1 point)
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increased size of dark green areas
increased size of dark green areas
increased size of gray areas
increased size of gray areas
green areas replaced with yellow areas
green areas replaced with yellow areas
gray areas replaced with light green areas
increased size of gray areas.
Which human activity can result in the heat island effect?(1 point)
Responses
covering the ground with concrete and pavement
covering the ground with concrete and pavement
building green spaces and roof gardens
building green spaces and roof gardens
using habitable land for pasture land
using habitable land for pasture land
converting forest to agricultural land
covering the ground with concrete and pavement.
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.
The planner could incorporate energy-efficient design and appliances into the apartments and parking area, and also install green space vegetation or rain gardens to mitigate stormwater runoff.
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The planner could incorporate energy-efficient design and appliances into the apartments and parking area, and also install green space vegetation or rain gardens to mitigate stormwater runoff.
The designer has the option to include eco-friendly design and equipment inside the apartments and parking area. Additionally, they can also place vegetation that helps maintain green space on the premises or develop rain gardens to regulate the stormwater runoff.
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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.
1. The apartment complex designer has the option to include energy-efficient designs and appliances in its construction and operation.
2. This would assist in reducing the level of energy consumption and carbon footprint of the building complex.
3. The installation of green spaces or rain gardens helps in mitigating the effects of stormwater runoff.
4. Incorporation of eco-friendly methods, aim at minimizing the environmental impact of the complex on its surroundings.