The urban heat island is ____
a. warmer air temperatures in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas
b. a concentration of energy use in an urban area
c. locating factories in a single location downwind from cities
d. use of conservation techniques to reduce energy use in cities
e. only created in cities where topography is a contributing factor
ANSWER: a
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