Which of the following is not a possible environmental consequence of urban sprawl?

a. deforestation

b. pollution

c. loss of natural resources

d. none of the above

I chose deforestation or letter a. It will cause the dispersal of wild life and plant life since a large scale operation will take place as an area will be turned into an urban center for people to live in. More forests will be destroyed and it will have an effect on the environment.

I believe the answer is: D. none of the above

Urban sprawl refers to the expansion of population from high density area to the low density area.

When this happen, deforestation will increase to provide the population with space to build houses, pollution would increase to the the increase in automobiles, and loss of natural resources would occur because the increasing numbers of consumers.