Which of the following statements about the physical environment is NOT true?
A) The physical environment is not always the pivotal concern in human decisions.
B) Due to technology, humans represent the most significant change agents on earth.
C) A stable lithosphere provides humans with materials for building and fuel for energy.
D) The physical environment is the key factor in social development.
E) A people's level of wealth can influence social attitudes toward modifying the environment.
Question 2
Hurricane Katrina's landfall on the United States is an interesting geographic case study because
A) its effects are an intersection of human and physical geography.
B) its winds reached incredible speeds near the eye of the hurricane.
C) the damage was largely a result of flooding from rivers and a storm surge, not the winds.
D) the federal government was poorly prepared for the storm and its aftermath.
E) people of all ethnic and racial groups were equally devastated by the storm.
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