Resource Extraction & Land Use Mitigation

True

False

Destruction of native species and thriving of invasive species.

Soil erosion and flooding.

None of these

Decreased pollution

Increased use of automobiles leading to more pollution.

Zoning regulations

Permits for construction

Conservation easements

Elimination of public transportation (buses, trains, etc.)

Increased city taxes

The size of urban areas caused by sprawl increased in some regions and decreased in other regions.

Sprawl caused the size of urban areas to more than double in 53 years.

Sprawl caused the size of urban areas to be halved in the past 53 years.

Removal will not impact biodiversity, but it will be replaced over time with a rocky, more natural cascading river environment and setting that is more appealing to park visitors.

Removal will decrease biodiversity because of the long-term impacts from the explosion and deconstruction of the dam.

Removal will increase biodiversity of the river, allowing more species of migratory fish to return and improving conditions for aquatic insects.

Removal of the dam will provide cooler, oxygen-rich, waters that improve the habitat for fish.

Removal of the dam will pollute the river, making it inhabitable for fish.

Removal of the dam will have no impact on the water quality of the Patapsco River, it will only impact the volume of the river.

Shad

American eel

White tailed deer

Blue crab

Herring

Suburban sprawl has occurred since the majority of housing is outside city limits.

The downtown business center is very far from the housing causing many people to commute to work by car, which will increase air pollution.

There is open space which is not necessary in land usage plans.

There are roads cutting through the wetlands which could divide habitats and decrease biodiversity.

zoning regulations around wetland areas

development permits specifying where the factory district could expand and fees for expansion

higher city taxes and lower suburban taxes

Creation of a conservation easement to protect the wetlands and open space.