Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 13

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.
-A development group wishes to turn the area into a recreational facility, including an RV resort, a major- league sports arena, a small- craft harbor for water sports, a hunting lodge, and off road activities, including motocross racing and dune buggy areas. An important ecological concern about this proposal would be ______________

• A)whether the development group can attract major sports teams to a new arena
• B)a need to widen the highway to sustain the increased traffic
• C)that the parking facilities would need to be increased
• D)the impacts on the woodlands, wetlands, and waterways
• E)that the developer's fees might not be enough to justify the long- term lease

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