Multiple Choice
Changes to the physical and biotic features of the Earth are called land and water transformations. Which of the following is an example of a water transformation?
A) Clearing land along an urban-growth boundary to allow a city to expand.
B) Constructing a dam along a river so that an expanding city may increase the availability of drinking water.
C) Clear-cutting a forest for the lumber needed to build the homes for an expanding city.
D) Clear-cutting a forest to make cropland to grow the food for an expanding city.
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