Ch. 5 Urban Sprawl

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What is a metropolitan area?

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a major city and its surrounding suburbs

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What mode of transportation allowed city workers to live in far away suburbs and commute to their jobs?

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cars

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Which of the following is a statement that a person opposing urban growth might say?
Options: A. Homeowners in new developments pay taxes which help fund roads, schools, and other city services.
, B. Houses in the suburbs cost less and are better places to raise a family., C. People in new developments spend money on furnishings, which is good for local stores.
, D. Developing rural areas destroys habitats for plants and animals.

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Developing rural areas destroys habitats for plants and animals.

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What kind of reasons do many people give to support urban growth?

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economic

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As Portland, Oregon began to expand in the 1960s and 1970s, people feared that the rich farmland of the Willamette Valley would be covered by development.

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The rich farmland of the Willamette Valley would be covered by development.

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In Portland, the legal border that separates urban land from rural land is called

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an urban growth boundary.

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Which phrase best describes Portland today? A. a compact city with controlled growth, B. a sprawling city with a rundown urban core, C. the fastest-spreading human settlement in history, D. a lightly populated city of big houses on large lots

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a compact city with controlled growth

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What is one benefit of a mixed-use development?

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People can live, work, and shop in the same neighborhood.

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How did Toronto address its problems with a rundown urban core in the 1960s? Options: A. It largely abandoned the city center and focused on building sprawling suburbs. B. It ignored the problem because city planners could not reach a resolution. C. It demolished most downtown buildings and converted the area to a city park. D. It rebuilt its downtown through infill projects, including many skyscrapers.

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It rebuilt its downtown through infill projects, including many skyscrapers.

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What decision did Toronto's leaders make in 1999 that would affect the city for decades? A. They decided to allow private developers to shape Toronto's growth. B. They began to create a plan to control the growth of the city. C. They gave up federal highway funds to avoid having to deal with the air pollution problem. D. They abandoned the urban core in favor of suburban development.

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They began to create a plan to control the growth of the city.