Sustainable City Quiz 2

Why might a sustainable city make a plan to have large green spaces and trails. Select the answer that is NOT correct.

• Green spaces provide jobs so more people can work

• Green spaces encourage walking and social interactions

• Green spaces look nice and give the city a fresh look

• Green spaces provide habitats for wildlife and reduce flooding

• Green spaces help reduce violent crime and drug possession in the surrounding area

What are three types of energy that a sustainable city should be trying to encourage?

• Wind energy

• Oil and natural gas

• Solar energy

• Methane collected from a closed landfill

• Coal burned to make electricity

Which of these would not be a sustainable project for your city?

• Making a law that every building must have solar panels or plants on their roof.

• After demolishing a building, the lot is given to the community to develop.

• Creating a system of walkways, bicycle paths and bus stops to ease travel around the city.

• Building a homeless shelter.

What is the purpose of a building a sustainable city?

• So people can live there and not feel guilty about their impact on nature

• Because sustainable cities are more fun to live in

• To reduce the environmental footstep and reduce the ecological impact of a large city

• Sustainable cities are the wave of the future. People will build them and we are going to have to learn to live in them.

A city that meets the needs of the present without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their own needs is called a ...

• Megalopolis

• Sustainable city

• Rural city

• Urban city

In which of these domains does a sustainable city create an enduring way of life? Select all that apply.

• economics

• ecology

• culture

• politics

• religion

True/False: Urban systems can be more environmentally sustainable than rural or suburban living

• True

• False

Which of these measures would not counter the "heat island effect" caused by an abundance of tarmac and asphalt, which can make urban areas several degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas—as much as six degrees Celsius during the evening?

• Planting trees

• Lightening surface colors

• Water features and green spaces equaling at least 20% of the city's surface

• Air conditioning

• Natural ventilation systems

A radically different approach to city planning, with integrated business, industrial, and residential zones might lead to...

• Increased opportunity for crime

• Roads being designed to make driving difficult.

• Increase in pedestrianization

• Tardiness

The process of growing and distributing food, as well as raising animals, in and around a city.

• Cooperative Farming

• Urban Farming

• Rural Farming

• Community Farming

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