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erika

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on: Jul 8, 2018
In 2013, four years after Brazil was awarded the Olympics and a year before it would host the World Cup, protests broke out in many major cities in the country. The demonstrators were protesting
 
  a. the enormous amount of money that was going to preparing for the games rather than meeting important social needs.
  b. charges of kickbacks and bribery that were directed against the contractors of the venues.
 c. the government's decision to award large contracts to foreign firms.
 d. the decision by the government to use military forces to police these events.
 e. the decision by the government to ban alcohol sales at these venues.

Question 2

The term that refers to development beyond the central city that is characterized by low population density, rapid land consumption, and dependence on the automobile is
 
  a. edge cities.
  b. edge sprawl.
  c. inelastic cities.
  d. urban sprawl.


verrinzo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


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