The population in your state has nearly doubled in the last fifty years. people now live in places that were once farms or forests. land has been cleared to make room for houses and stores. additional roads have been built so people can get to work faster. this increased development has had a major impact on your state. which are likely effects of the increased development? increased pollution increased biodiversity increased water runoff soil erosion increased rainfall

Extensive and unusual cold snaps have occurred here recently. is this evidence that global warming is lessening or not occurring? no—although the long-term trend is for warming, short-term weather patterns can still be variable. no—melting of glaciers and ice caps is making the oceans cooler, which can cause cold snaps. yes-- if global warming really were occurring, cold snaps wouldn’t happen. yes—due to global warming, weather patterns should be become less—not more—variable.