Which Statement Best Describes the Relationship Between the Physical Environment

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the relationship between the physical environment and social change?

• A) Excessive development rarely contributes to the severity of natural disaster.
• B) The trauma people experience from natural disasters can outweigh the loss of property.
• C) Improvements in carbon dioxide emissions are attributable to the environmental justice movement.
• D) The depletion of the ozone layer is not expected to affect how much time people spend outside.

---

Definitions:

Slope

The measure of the steepness or incline of a line, defined as the ratio of the change in the y-variable to the change in the x-variable.

Mean Value

The average of a set of numerical data, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Independent Variable

In statistical analysis, a variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on another variable, often called the dependent variable.