Urbanization

The area inside the city is called ______.

• urban
• suburban
• rural

The problem in the developing part of cities, such as the slums, is called _________.

• suburban sprawl
• urban sprawl
• urban crisis
• suburban crisis

The spreading out of cities that creates "car culture" is called _______________.

• suburban sprawl
• urban sprawl
• suburban crisis
• urban crisis

Cities become known as _____________ because they heat up and cool down faster than their surrounding areas.

• hot spots
• heated lands
• heat islands
• hot islands

Based on the graph, which area is the coolest temperature?

• downtown
• rural
• suburban residential
• park

The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, sanitation, and education form a country’s

• urbanization.

• infrastructure.

• industrialization.

• urban geography.

Urban sprawl

• is when cities spread out using up surrounding land.

• puts a strain on existing infrastructures.

• creates an increase in pollution.

• all of these.

In a developing country, the infrastructure is usually

• widespread.

• non-existent.

• limited in rural areas.

• well developed in rural and urban areas.

Urban areas function as centers of

• employment

• education

• healthcare

• all of these

Urban land use does not typically include...

• farming

• residential

• industrial

• commercial