Altering the Environment

Which of the following statements does not describe a characteristic of the city of Dubai?

It suffers from slow economic growth and low GDP.

Why was Egypt's Abu Simbal temple moved in the 1960s?

Lake Nasser was scheduled to flood the valley where the temple was located.

Dubai is challenged by all of the following environmental factors except __________.

a lack of valuable natural resources

Mexico City is an example of how humans alter their environment because it was __________.

built on drained and filled lake beds

One of the major motivations for altering the environment in Mexico City was __________.

creating arable land

Chinampas are best described as __________.

islands used for agriculture

The technologies of evaporative cooling and air conditioning have had all of the following consequences in Dubai except __________.

reduced energy demands

Today, one of Mexico City's greatest technological challenges is __________.

sinking land

One negative consequence of the creation of the Aswan Dam has been __________.

smaller soil deposits that require more artificial fertilizers

Which of the following is not a common purpose for constructing reservoirs?

to increase seasonal river flooding

What was the primary motivation for the draining of lake beds in Mexico City?

to reduce the risk of flooding

Canals and aqueducts allow humans to __________.

transport people and goods