Because many places in which people build homes are at high risk of a physical disaster, some people have suggested that town zoning boards identify such high risk environments as "stupid zones. "Which one of the following would probably not be located in such a "stupid zone"?
A) A new home is built in Iowa, about two feet above normal water levels and 1,000 feet away from the Mississippi River.
B) A log cabin home is constructed in a dry, drought-prone, coniferous forest in California.
C) A new home in South Dakota sits 200 feet up a hillside, overlooking a vast natural prairie.
D) Along the coast of southern Florida, a retired couple builds their dream home on a barrier island.
Answer: C) A new home in South Dakota sits 200 feet up a hillside, overlooking a vast natural prairie.
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A) revolution B) insurgency C) decolonialization D) neocolonialism E) geopolitics
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A. Arabic B. French C. Italian D. Turkish
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A) mT B) cP C) cT D) none of these
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