QUESTION 1QUESTION 1 OF 8 1 / 8What cause and effect relationship is described in this Article?A.Because oil and gas companies operated drilling rigs in the area surrounding Isle de Jean Charles, salt water seeped into the ground, weakening the roots of plants and making the island vulnerable to erosion.B.Because a network of dams and levees was built on the Mississippi River starting in the 1950s, there has been an increase in sediment to prevent erosion of coastal wetlands on Isle de Jean Charles.C.Since Louisiana officials developed a practical resettlement plan for people living on Isle de Jean Charles, almost 300 families there have moved to the mainland.D.Since climate change is responsible for an increase in the frequency and severity of hurricanes, all inhabitants of Isle de Jean Charles are now ready to leave their island home.

The Article states:In the 1950s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began building an enormous network of flood-control dams and levees along the Mississippi River. That network upset the natural flow of sediment into the Mississippi River Delta, which used to prevent the erosion of wetlands and marshes on the island. Then, oil and gas companies expanded their operations into the delta to erect drilling rigs in the marshlands that surround the island. This allowed salt water to seep into the ground, weakening the roots of plants and making the soil even more vulnerable to erosion.The author's purpose for writing this passage was to __________.A.point out some of the ways that human activity has led to a loss of land on Isle de Jean CharlesB.describe some action taken by the residents of Isle de Jean Charles to help save their islandC.explain the ways that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is trying to protect Isle de Jean CharlesD.suggest that the damage that has already been done to Isle de Jean Charles is reversible

Which of these is most important to include in a summary of the Article?A.Isle de Jean Charles is a strip of land that is currently 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) long and a quarter mile (0.40 kilometers) wide.B.The residents of Isle de Jean Charles will ultimately have to move as sea levels rise and their island is covered with surrounding waters.C.Members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe moved to Isle de Jean Charles in the 1830s after the Indian Removal Act forced them to leave mainland Louisiana.D.Drilling by oil and gas companies caused salt water to seep into the ground on Isle de Jean Charles, weakening the roots of plants and making the soil vulnerable to erosion.

Soil leads to reduced water quality, loss of farmland, and changes in water elevation in bays and estuaries.

What is the consequence of the extra water from melted glaciers?a.Decrease in sea levelsb. Formation of new glaciersc.Flooding of coastal regionsd.Creation of new ocean currents

Evaluate the view that land use changes are the main cause of the increasing riskof river flooding.