Use the list of three sustainability principles below to categorize actions taken by the city of Curitiba, Brazil, (or any city) in an effort to become more sustainable
a. reliance on solar energy c. chemical cycling
b. Biodiversity
9. Flood-prone areas along the river banks have been converted to parks.
10. Volunteers have planted more than 1.5 million trees throughout the city.
11. Tax credits are available for installing solar panels on private homes.
12. 60% of metal, glass, and plastic is recycled.
13. Poor people who live in areas without garbage pick-up can exchange filled garbage bags for surplus food and school supplies.
14. City government buildings have solar panels to help heat the buildings.
15. 70% of the paper used in the city is recycled.
16. For every tree that is cut down in the city, two have to be planted to replace it.
9. ANS: B
10. ANS: B
11. ANS: A
12. ANS: C
13. ANS: C
14. ANS: A
15. ANS: C
16. ANS: B
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