Urbanization and Urban Sprawl Quiz

What is urbanization?

• The spread of development outward from a city center

• The process by which people move from rural areas to urban areas

• The planning of land use in cities

• The concentration of growth in compact areas to avoid sprawl

What is urban sprawl?

• The concentration of growth in compact areas to avoid sprawl

• The process by which people move from rural areas to urban areas

• The spread of development outward from a city center

• The planning of land use in cities

What factors historically influenced the location of cities?

• Electricity access, sanitation, access to clean drinking water, access to fuels for heating and cooking

• Presence of natural resources, military concerns, political concerns

• Climate, land suitable for agriculture, access to drinking water, access to waterways for transportation

• Economic opportunities, war, ecological harm to rural areas

What are the current trends in urbanization?

• Urbanization is stagnant in developing countries

• Urbanization increases as people get richer

• Urbanization decreases as people get richer

• Urbanization is stagnant in developed countries

What led to the move to the suburbs after World War II?

• Expansion of industries, urbanization, economic opportunities

• Expansion of industries, interstate highway system, baby boom

• Expansion of industries, urbanization, war

• Expansion of industries, urbanization, ecological harm to rural areas

What are the negative impacts of urban sprawl?

• Air and water pollution

• Increased use of cars and nonrenewable fuel

• Loss of land for parks, farmland, and wildlife habitats

• All of the above

What is the aim of urban growth boundaries?

• To concentrate development, limit urban sprawl, and preserve farmland and wildlife habitats

• To promote efficient use of resources, maximize functionality of the community, and preserve natural beauty

• To guide land use in cities to promote the well-being of the community

• To set aside parcels of land in cities for specific purposes

What is smart growth?

• A process that sets aside parcels of land in cities for specific purposes

• A theory of city planning that concentrates growth in compact areas to avoid sprawl

• A process that seeks to maximize the functionality of the community and preserve natural beauty

• A process that seeks to guide land use in cities to promote the well-being of the community

What is new urbanism?

• A process that seeks to maximize the functionality of the community and preserve natural beauty

• A process that seeks to guide land use in cities to promote the well-being of the community

• A process that sets aside parcels of land in cities for specific purposes

• A theory of city planning that concentrates growth in compact areas to avoid sprawl

What are the advantages of mass transit?

• All of the above

• Cleaner and better for the environment

• Eases traffic congestion

• Gives traveling people the opportunity to do something other than driving