Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Problems and Challenges

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements concerning the problems and challenges of urbanization in the United States is FALSE?

• A)Suburban sprawl that surrounds most cities in the United States has encroached into former forest, wetland, desert, or agricultural land destroying or fragmenting wildlife habitat.
• B)Most of the large cities in the United States have blocks of brownfields-areas of abandoned, vacant factories, warehouses, and residential sites that may be contaminated from past uses.
• C)Due to the well-developed transportation infrastructure, most workers in cities in the United States have to commute only one or two miles from home to work.
• D)The high density of automobiles, factories and commercial enterprises in urban areas causes a buildup of airborne emissions and thus the atmosphere in many US cities often contains higher levels of pollutants than are acceptable based on heath standards.

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