Urbanization and the Environment Review

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Where do most of the people in the US live? Options: 80 % in cities, 80 % in the country, 20% in the woods, 25% by beach

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80 % in cities

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What is urbanization?

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When people move from rural areas to urban areas.

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What did NOT lead to the increase in urbanization? Options: Population decrease, Population growth, Industrialization, Moving from farming to industry

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Population decrease

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What is NOT an environmental cost of urbanization? Options: storm water runoff, Industrial byproducts, vehicle congestion , More green energy

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More green energy

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What 2 factors contribute to an increase in sprawl?

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Population growth and per capita land

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What is NOT an impact of sprawl? Options: Transportation: little to no public transportation, Land use: Less land left as open space, Economics: Wealth in suburbs, and urban areas more poor

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Decreased pollution because of decreased driving

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What would happen to the land of the US if we were to spread out the people that live in the cities?

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Less land and resources

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What is public transit?

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A network of buses, trains, and other vehicles used for moving passengers.

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Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl? Options: there are more affordable houses, increased pollution, destruction of habitats, more taco bells (this one's not the right answer, but it is true)

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there are more affordable houses

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Spreading of urban developments on undeveloped land near a city

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Urban Sprawl