Read the Following Scenario and Answer the Question Below

question 48

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.
-Any consideration of the true costs of sprawl must include ______________.

• A)increased use of pesticides
• B)more time for families to be together
• C)the problems of decreased water and energy consumption
• D)the restoration of natural areas to inner cities
• E)increased use of fossil fuels

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