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Which two hardships did relatives of the trapped miners have to endure initially?
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- Inadequate shelter b - Constant Questioning
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The author supports his statement that mining is “inherently dangerous” by noting
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The average number of miners
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Choose the sentence in this excerpt that indicates a contributing factor for the cave-in at the San-Jose mine.
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The mine, located near the
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According to the selection, what are two drawbacks to taking a taxi to travel around the city?
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- Taxis pollute the environment b - Taxis can get stuck in traffic
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Why can this part from the selection be considered ironic?
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The author writes that the best solution to cities'
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What could be considered surprising that Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the eighteenth most bike-friendly city in the world?
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The city receives a substantial amount of snowfall
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Read this excerpt from the selection. It discusses Copenhageners, but from it you can tell that all
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Children who ride bikes are most likely to ride bikes as adults.
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What was the main reason why Copenhagen’s painted bike lanes were not effective in improving cyclists’ safety?
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People would throw garbage in the bike lanes
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Read these two excerpts. What two things do they tell you about Copenhagenize’s process in determining the world’s most bike-friendly cities?a – The more bike-friendly improvements a city makes b – The more inventive bike-friendly improvements a city makes Q. Despite its high cost, for what main reason is the government of Copenhagen initiating it’s cycling superhighway project?
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It's estimated to save the city's health care system
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How does the author support her claim that “environmental and human health are linked”?
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By giving an example of an environmental problem