Expansive Soils

question 89

Multiple Choice

Expansive soils

• A) cause problems in areas of permafrost.
• B) are a problem only in areas with pronounced wet and dry seasons.
• C) are not affected by vegetation.
• D) produce different ill-effects to ice-prone soils.
• E) are found in areas of karst.

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