Question

Human geographers mapped Hurricane Katrina's destruction and discovered that

a. no patterns of destruction could be discerned from maps.
b. areas where the poor and minorities lived were damaged the most.
c. areas where the poor and minorities lived were damaged the least.
d. all areas of New Orleans were equally devastated.
e. areas where the population was older were disproportionately impacted.

Answer 1

Human geographers found that areas where the poor and minorities lived were the most damaged during Hurricane Katrina.

Step-by-step explanation:

Human geographers mapped Hurricane Katrina's destruction and discovered that areas where the poor and minorities lived were damaged the most.

The devastation in New Orleans was not evenly spread across the city, but concentrated in low-income and minority neighborhoods. This finding highlights the existing socioeconomic inequalities and racial divisions in the affected areas.