During an earthquake, buildings and roads collapse. This causes people to move to new locations and find new homes. Which effect of short-term environmental change is presented in this scenario?

The earthquake destroys buildings and roads, forcing people to leave their homes and relocate. Movement caused by a disaster or other outside pressure is forced migration. Adaptation and speciation describe biological changes, while behavior change does not capture the forced relocation in this scenario.

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