Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through urban green space?

A new restaurant is constructed on a lot on the edge of town, bypassing several vacant lots within the city.

The city converts an old factory downtown into affordable housing for young people.

The city razes a former dry cleaners downtown, cleans up the chemicals in the soil and builds a sculpture garden.

✔A small city maintains a park and forest within its downtown as new businesses build around it.

CONCEPT

Addressing Urban Sprawl

2

Of the options below, which is an example of a point source of water pollution?

Fertilizers and pesticides from the valley's farming operations seep into

groundwater.

Salt from road de-icing is swept into the city's storm sewers.

A rainstorm flushes litter and pet waste from surrounding parks into a nearby lake.

✔ A housing development is built over a garbage dump that was buried and abandoned.

CONCEPT

Water Pollution

3

Choose the statement that is NOT true about conditions within the given biome.

✓ Temperate grasslands are in the wetter areas of the temperate zone.

Tundras are very cold with very little rainfall.

Steppes are cold grasslands with little precipitation.

All deserts have extremely low precipitation levels.