1-Why are the poor and minorities more likely to suffer health problems that res
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Question
1-Why are the poor and minorities more likely to suffer health problems that result from exposure to pollution?
A.
They are poorly educated about the risks of pollution.
B.
They are disproportionately exposed to pollution.
C.
Slumlords are not required to maintain their properties at the same level as they would be in other communities.
D.
Members of these communities simply do not care about the dangers of pollution.
2-Why is the “water grabbing” of developing countries possible?
A.
Developing countries have more water.
B.
Developing countries sell their water to wealthier countries.
C.
No one owns the water.
D.
Water is a transboundary resource.
3-Will world population continue to grow, or will it eventually stabilize?
A.
It will eventually stabilize, but not for many years.
B.
It will continue to grow until a disaster strikes that reduces the population.
C.
We may not know the answer for many years.
D.
It will continue to grow indefinitely, but new solutions for overpopulation will be found.
4-Aldo Leopold, an ecologist, wrote about his home state of Wisconsin in The Sand County Almanac. In one moving section, he described a triangular cemetery, founded in the nineteenth century, that, because of its unusual shape, contained a tiny patch of prairie, unmowed and undisturbed. Every year, sometime in July, Leopold would watch a single silphium plant bloom there, the only one he found in that part of the state. He used this example to discuss the many plants native to the prairie that have been replaced by a few commercial plants grown by farmers. Leopold is observing about a change in:
A.
biodiversity.
B.
pollution.
C.
social ecology.
D.
suburbanization.
A.
They are poorly educated about the risks of pollution.
B.
They are disproportionately exposed to pollution.
C.
Slumlords are not required to maintain their properties at the same level as they would be in other communities.
D.
Members of these communities simply do not care about the dangers of pollution.
Explanation / Answer
1.The answer is b, the main reason is they are disproportionately exposed
2.the answer is d, water is a transboundary resource
3.the answer is a, it will not stabilize now but eventually it will
4.the answer is a, biodiversity