The California "Smog" Problem

question 7

Multiple Choice

The California "smog" problem

• A)was worsened by the elimination of annual car inspections in the early 2000s.
• B)was ignored by state and local governments.
• C)showed steady improvement in the San Francisco Bay area and the Los Angeles basin between 1980 and 2000.
• D)improved significantly in the medium-sized cities of the Central Valley during the 1990s.

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Definitions:

Morphemes

The smallest units of language that carry meaning or function, including both roots and affixes.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, specifically the arrangement of words and phrases.

Phonemes

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another in the language's phonological system.

Benjamin Whorf

An American linguist known for his hypothesis that the structure of a language affects its speakers' cognition and worldview.