Anthropologist Sue Ellen Jacobs did a social impact assessment regarding a water diversion project in New Mexico and indicated all of the following problems and risks except:
a. loss of fishing and other water resources.
b. problems associated with relocation.
c. increased threat of drowning.
d. increased insect breeding.
e. decreased government land control.
ANSWER: e
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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