In an Analysis of Environmental Pollution in the United States,Melissa

question 64

Multiple Choice

In an analysis of environmental pollution in the United States,Melissa Checker found that:

• A)The most important factor was class: lower class people lived in more polluted environments.
• B)The most important factor was race: middle class Hispanics and African Americans suffered more exposure to environmental pollution than lower class whites.
• C)All Americans,regardless of class or race suffered about the same exposure to pollution.
• D)African Americans and Hispanics were more likely to live near polluted ground but whites suffered higher levels of air pollution.
• E)More federal money was spent cleaning up pollution located near African American communities than was spent cleaning up pollution located near white or Hispanic communities.

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