Cite three ways that rapid population growth presents organization problems for cities and urban areas.

What will be an ideal response?


Low tax revenues are insufficient for maintenance of public services; health
impacts rob resources and energy; difficult to attract private investment; low pay of
service providers can lead to government corruption, unregulated or ill-enforced
environmental protection.

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____________________ are excavated depressions such as ponds, pits, or lagoons into which liquid hazardous wastes are stored.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If a clock set to Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time is moved to a location where noon, according to the Sun, occurs at 4:30 P.M. clock time, what is the longitude of the clock?

A. 67.5°W B. 67.5°E C. 43.0°E D. 0.0° longitude E. 43.0°W

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If a researcher wanted to identify and map healthy vegetation using remote sensing, she would most likely use. Data that detects what type of energy?

A) Microwave B) Near-infrared C) Sonar D) Thermal infrared

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Which of the following glacial features is depositional?

A) moraine ridges B) hanging valley C) knife-edged ridge D) pointed peak

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