Identify nongovernmental organizations in your region that are working toward reining in urban sprawl or toward preserving or bettering the city
What specific projects are underway in each of these areas? What roles are local governments playing in the process? How can you become involved?
Nongovernmental organizations that will address urban sprawl tend to include those interested in habitat preservation, road development, land use planning, and so on. If there is a local Audubon Society, this organization is typically interested in preserving parts of the urban area where birds can be observed.
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belts? What will be an ideal response?
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A hypsographic curve is
A) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of a continent. B) a graph that shows the change in temperature with depth below the surface of the ocean floor. C) a generalized curve showing Earth's surface by area and elevation in relation to sea level. D) a graph that shows Earth is of relatively high relief. E) a graph that shows Earth's relief is great when compared to its diameter.
What can you conclude by comparing the left and right hydrographs, each of which depict the same amount of time?
A. The left diagram has a higher peak discharge. B. Neither graph shows a true flood. C. The right diagram represents a quicker event, like a flash flood. D. None of these choices are correct.