Select the correct answer.Imagine you are an environmentalist giving a speech about environmental concerns due to population growth in the western United States. Which detail would be the most important to include? A. destruction of the desert due to overpopulation B. impact of urban sprawl on the Rocky Mountains C. depletion of freshwater due to city growth D. heavy mining of gold in Northern California

What is a major contributor to water pollution in urban environments? A) Vehicle emissions B) Oil spills C) Pesticide runoff from farms D) Construction debris

Which of the following questions would be best examined using the theme of politics and power?A.How do ecological disasters like oil spills affect the health of surrounding cities?B.Why do some states have higher populations of ethnic minorities than others?C.Have poor Americans won more influence over government in the last 100 years?D.How did America’s international reputation change following the invasion of Iraq?

Which of the following examples best illustrates an environmental deficit?A.A drought-plagued region experiences a water shortage.B.The lumber industry cuts down acres of redwood trees each day to meet the increasing demand for wood products.C.There is a housing shortage in an environmentally sensitive area.D.A local landfill eventually fills up.

Which of the following options is NOT an impact of urbanization?A. Unintentional destruction of non-agricultural species because of the use of pesticides.B. Fragmentation of wildlife habitatC. A higher demand on energy use and increase the emission of greenhouse gases and airpollutants.D. Urban Sprawl happens and city perimeters are continuously extended into thecountryside.E. Loss of agricultural land

Which of the following is NOT an environmental impact of mining? (1 mark)a) Erosionb) Soil and water contaminationc) Habitat destructiond) Pesticide runoff