1) Fifty years ago the lands between Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, Maryland, were largely rural and agricultural. Review the satellite
image from 2000. By this time, the area had become filled with
residential and commercial development. How has this impacted the
overall environmental conditions? All BUT ONE could apply.

A. Greenspace disappears and the plants that are planted by developers may not be natives.

B. Natural habitats for wildlife decline as do their populations.

C. Heat islands develop altering weather patterns.

D. The amount of paved services increase.