Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 40

Multiple Choice

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
A military base a few miles from a medium- sized city is being decommissioned. The base is a large one, situated along a coastline, and includes some small hills, pristine woodlands and wetlands, streams, a river, and a small lake. There is a railroad spur that connects the base with the nearby city, as well as a four- lane highway. The base contains housing, schools, a hospital, shops, and recreational areas for a population of 10,000. The city's options for using, selling, or leasing the land are numerous, and many groups come forward with proposals. You work for the city as an environmental resource manager, with the role of preserving local ecosystem services for future generations.
-One group proposes to convert the base to a new city suburb, with low- cost housing for several thousand of the current inner- city residents. A possible major problem with this might include ______________.

• A)the highway traffic to and from the city
• B)that the inner- city residents may not be able to fully appreciate the natural areas and miss the inner- city quality of life
• C)insufficient recreational opportunities for the new suburb
• D)the lack of jobs in the new suburb
• E)that there is no guarantee that the buildings are in good condition

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