Sustained Population Growth in Texas Has

question 71

Multiple Choice

Sustained population growth in Texas has

• A) resulted in massive deforestation on the Texas-Mexico border.
• B) led to increasing clogging of roads and highways in urban and suburban areas.
• C) led to the rapid construction of nuclear power plants to alleviate energy needs.
• D) resulted in increasing numbers of Democrats being elected to the state legislature.
• E) led to a steep economic decline as the state is ill prepared to manage it.

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