Smart Growth

Which is a positive effect of urban sprawl?

• more affordable houses
• increased pollution
• destruction of habitats
• decay of older city neighborhoods

Which of the following is a statement that a person opposing urban growth might say?

• Homeowners end up paying more taxes which help fund roads, schools, and other city services.
  
• Houses in the suburbs cost less and are better places to raise a family.
• People in new developments spend money on furnishings, which is good for local stores.
  
• Spreading out of housing leads to traffic jams and increased air pollution

What is one benefit of a mixed-use development?

• Housing is kept far away from the noise and traffic of business districts.
• There is plentiful parking because the development is built around the need for cars.
  
• People can live, work, and shop in the same neighborhood.
  
• Housing density is lower, and there is plenty of land between homes.
  

Which of these best describes mixed-use development?

• Knocking an old building down to build a new one.

• Building on the edge of an urban area.

• Clearing a forest for farming.

• Store, office, & apartments in the same building.

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

The concept of filling in empty spaces in a city or redesigning old buildings is called...

• infill

• mixed-use development

• urban sprawl

• public transit

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Which is a negative effect of urban sprawl?

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

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?

• protecting wildlife habitats

• focusing development outside of existing urban centers

• creating neighborhoods best suited for cars

• building up, not out

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Urban sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by

• generating more factories.

• increasing the need to drive.

• resulting in more tree growth.

• expanding the use of public transportation.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Urban blight can best be described as

• a positive feedback loop involving the migration of goods and services away from an urban center.
• a negative feedback loop involving the migration of goods and services away from an urban center.
• a positive feedback loop involving the migration of goods and services towards an urban center.
• a negative feedback loop involving the migration of goods and services towards an urban center.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-2

What mode of transportation allowed city workers to live in far away suburbs and commute to their jobs?

• A. streetcars
• B. horses
• C. cars
• D. trains