Environmental Science, 10th Edition (Cunningham)

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Shanghai spent U.S. $1.2 billion to build a super-fast maglev (magnetic levitation) train from the city center to the international airport on the coast near Chuansha. The train has a maximum speed in normal operation of 431 km/h (268 mph), but, because it has only 30 km (19 mi) of track, it rarely reaches that speed.

A new, sustainable city is being built on Chongming Dao (Island) in the Yangtze River just east of Shanghai. According to city officials, Chongming Dongtan will be completely self-supporting in energy, water, and waste disposal and largely self-supporting in food supplies. If plans for renewable energy come to fruition, it will also be carbon-neutral. Planners also hope to protect and even expand forest area and unique wetlands that now exist on the island. However, the island, which only appeared in 1947, has a maximum elevation of 4 m and much of its area could be lost to rising sea levels and erosion as future sediment deposits are halted by the Three Gorges Dam. Dongtan is expected to house 50,000 residents by 2010. Interestingly, Chongming is a major relocation center for people displaced by the Three Gorges Dam.

1			Where is Shanghai located in China?
			A)	Shanghai is on the western border of China, near Uzbekistan.
			B)	Shanghai is on the northern border of China, near Russia.
			C)	Shanghai is on the southern border of China, near Mongolia.
			D)	Shanghai is on the eastern coast of China, where the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River) enters the Yellow Sea.
			E)	Shanghai is a mythical place found in the book Lost Horizon.
2			Zoom in to the place marker at the center of the old city. What makes the shadows you can see on the right side of the river?
			A)	Grain silos
			B)	Missile silos
			C)	Large monuments to past leaders
			D)	New skyscrapers
			E)	Smokestacks
3			What is the name of this region of Shanghai, where most new building occurred in the 1990s?
			A)	Beijing
			B)	Pudong (or Pootung)
			C)	Montao
			D)	Changning
			E)	Yangpu
4			Chongming Island appeared in the 1940s, as sediment accumulated from upstream in the Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). What is its elevation? (Hint: Turn on the "terrain" layer to see elevations.)
			A)	0–4 m above sea level
			B)	4–10 m above sea level
			C)	10–20 m above sea level
			D)	20–40 m above sea level