1. Which of the following is not an example of a soft-path solutionCommunity-operated ditchesMicro-sprinkler systemsNew cross-country pipelinesProtecting a pond s ecosystem2. What is the term for a climate or region of low annual rainfall and frequent droughtsAridAlpineSemi-aridContinental3. The United States has lost 50 percent of its wetlands since colonial times.TrueFalse4. In-place fossil fuel resource statistics can be misleading because theyrepresent only unconventional deposits.represent only conventional deposits.do not reflect technical or economic recoverability.do not reflect worldwide fossil fuel availability.