The Land That Venice Is Built on Has Been Subsiding

question 78

Multiple Choice

The land that Venice is built on has been subsiding for millions of years.What happened in the mid-1900s to increase the subsidence rate?

• A) increased slippage along a dip-slip fault
• B) increased use of heavier building materials
• C) archeological excavations undermined the city
• D) pumping of groundwater form under the city
• E) draining of wetlands around the city

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