List four smart growth tools and give an example of how each tool may be used in controlling urban sprawl.
What will be an ideal response?
| i) | Limits and Regulations- limit building permits. |
| ii) | Zoning- concentrate development along mass transit routes. |
| iii) | Taxes- tax land value on actual use and not the value as developed land. |
| iv) | Revitalization and New Growth- revitalize existing towns and cities. |
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A. percolation
B. anaerobic respiration
C. aerobic respiration
D. transpiration
E. photosynthesis
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A. As average stream velocity increases, roughness and gradient decrease. B. As average stream velocity increases, roughness and gradient increase. C. As average stream velocity increases, roughness decreases and gradient increases. D. As average stream velocity increases, roughness increases and gradient decreases.
Why does biodiversity increase towards the Equator?
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