Environmental Science...Chapter 6, Section 7.
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- 1.Smart growth or new urbanism tools include greenbelts around cities, high density cluster housing and
- A.
Extensive freeway networks to provide efficient travel to and from work
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Taxing buildings
- C.
Taxing land instead of buildings
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No construction of expensive mass transit systems
- E.
All of these answers
- 2.Some United States cities are attempting to be more livable and more envrionmentally sustainable. Examples are:
- A.
Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona
- B.
Houston and Dallas, Texas
- C.
San Bernardino and Oakland, California
- D.
Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami, Florida
- E.
Davis, California; Portland, Oregon; and Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 3.An ecocity is
- A.
Car oriented
- B.
Industry oriented
- C.
Profit oriented
- D.
People oriented
- E.
Family oriented
- 4.In an ecocity, plants are utilized to provide shade and beauty. Typically, the plants are
- A.
Always fast-growing, broadleaf plants
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Adapted to local climate and soils
- C.
Adapted so they do not use much water
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Resistant to pests
- E.
All of these answers
- 5.If you visit Curitiba, Brazil, you would expect to find
- A.
No recycling program
- B.
A sophisticated bus system
- C.
Very polluted air
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Residents who wish to relocated to other cities
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No high-rise apartments
- 6.In Curitiba, Brazil
- A.
Day care centers are free for low-income parents
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Recycled old buses are used as health clinics and soup kitchens
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95 percent of the citizens can read
- D.
70 percent of the paper used is recycled
- E.
All of these answers are correct
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