Unit 8 Lesson 13

What was the goal of the campaign Mayor White started in 2008?

• to produce more coal, gas, and oil in Houston

• to get people in Houston to drive less

• to reduce pollution in Houston

• to stop the ships from delivering petroleum to Houston

The city of Houston started more community gardens. What has been one effect of these gardens?

• Vegetables are readily available to people that live in the city.

• Animals are leaving the farms and going to the city gardens

• More farm land is being used to grow fruits and vegetables.

• More water used on farms that grow fruits and vegetables is wasted.

Which of the following sentences provides evidence that the people of Houston took action to make their city a better place?

• People in Houston were coming to understand their impact on the Earth's environment.

• People in Houston, like people all over the United States, need gasoline in order to drive their cars.

• People in Houston were starting to see that the water and food they used were taken out of the Houston-area environment.

• The people of Houston have applied the ideas of energy conservation to other areas, including water use and farming.

What can be concluded about the way the recent mayors of Houston have viewed the issue of pollution?

• Pollution is an issue that should be actively addressed.

• Pollution is an issue which the people of Houston can do nothing about.

• Pollution is an issue which politicians do not have the resources to address.

• Pollution is an issue which can only be addressed at the state level

What is the passage mostly about?

• how the people of Houston are conserving water

• how the people of Houston took steps to reduce their impact on the local environment

• how the people of Houston elected Mayors that were focused on reducing pollution

• how the people of Houston plan to deal with population growth

Read this sentence: "The ships that come to Houston to deliver petroleum disrupt local marine environments by producing waste emissions, noise, and pollution."

Which word could best replace the word disrupt as it is used in this sentence?

• assist

• upset

• interfere

• reduce

Energy is good for Houston in that it creates jobs and powers homes and companies; ​ (a)   , this same energy has a huge impact on the local environment.

• however
• particularly
• thus
• second

List at least two things Mayor White did to reduce pollution in Houston.