Urban Sprawl

This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

• urban sprawl
• metropolitan area
• rural fringe
• whooping cough

Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?

• new, affordable homes
• more farmland
• destruction of habitats
• more people pass their geography quiz

Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?

• there are more affordable houses

• increased pollution

• destruction of habitats

• traffic congestion

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

• emotional
• economic
• health
• environmental

Which of the following would LEAST LIKELY be considered public transit?

• Car

• Bus

• Train

• Subway

Which option leads to a more sustainable city?

• Renewable energy

• Coal energy

• Landfill for rubbish disposal

• Environmental Clearing

Select the pull factor for an Urban environment?

• Access to essential Services

• Smaller Population density

• Lots of Services and Industries

• Longer Travel Times

Which is a positive of Urbanisation?

• Money and Fame

• Destruction of natural environments

• Efficiency, Convenience, Concentration of resources

• Land insecurity, Crime, Urban Sprawl

Megacities face specific Challenges, which of the follow are an example of a challenge they may face?

• Rapid population growth

• Urban Sprawl

• Pollution, traffic congestion and poverty

• Economic growth, stabilised government, increase in cultural attractions

What does this combination graph tell us?

• The bars and lines don't match up

• Bangladesh is a city

• Literacy levels in comparison to population in urban area

• Urban areas have low levels of literacy