Land Management

People moving from the rural areas to cities is called...

• Ruralization
• Urbanization
• Colonization
• None of these

Noise such as traffic and construction is considered...

• Pollution
• Transportation
• Annoying
• Rural

urban areas are often warmer than the surrounding rural areas because

• changes in surface to less reflective ones
• tall building can block wind movement
• increased airconditioner use and low level pollution increase trapped heat
• All of these

Which is NOT a strategy to increase a city's sustainablity

• reduce reliance on fossil fuels
• increase/improve greenspace
• increase recycling rates
• build more shopping malls

Areas of open land with few people, homes, and businesses 

• Suburb 
• Urban 
• Rural 
• City 

Which of the following words BEST describes the characteristics of a city?

• Rural 
• Suburban 
• Urban 

Which is NOT a benefit of mass transit systems?

• moves many people at once
• uses more land for highways and transportation
• less pollution
• reduce highway congestion

For mass transit, most cities use taxis.

• True
• False

The main form of private transportation in the United States is the automobile.

• True
• False

Which of the following is an example of land used as a protected area to preserve the scenery and ecosystems

• Great Basin
• Great Plains
• Grand Canyon National Park