What is a legal concern associated with building debris flow diversion devices? What will be an ideal response?


One needs to be concerned about where the diverted debris is going to go. Saving one structure may
doom another.

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Most urbanization corresponds with industrialization and growth in agricultural productivity, although neither of those factors is causing the unprecedented high rate of urbanization in Africa.What three factors make the growth of cities in Africa different from urbanization in the rest of the world

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In the __________ Ocean, the monsoon weather pattern, with prevailing winds blowing westward during part of the year and eastward during part of the year, enabled trade over a wide area from Africa to southeast Asia.

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

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One example of a “negative externality” is:

a) increased pollution. b) unintended negative environmental consequences. c) increased inequality. d) all of the above.

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Which of the following actions would increase the size of a person's ecological footprint?

A) installing a photovoltaic solar panel on one's roof B) moving out of mom and dad's basement into one's own house C) turning down the thermostat in the winter D) taking public transportation instead of driving E) planting a vegetable garden

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