Land use

How does the expansion of urban development into rural areas affect natural populations in the environment?

• Resources available to the natural populations will decrease.

• The biodiversity of the natural populations will increase.

• The amount of area available to producers will increase.

• Death rates of the natural populations will decrease.

Wetlands provide a unique habitat for many plants and animals. Wetlands are also important in water purification, flood control, and shoreline stability. How does housing development in wetlands affect the ecosystem?

• reduces biodiversity

• decreases pollutants

• increases availability of nutrients

• increase protection from hurricanes

When it comes to environmental issues, each individual on the planet is a part of the problem and can be part of the solution. Sustainability is possible when society, economy, and environment are in balance.

which practice would NOT eventually contribute to sustainability?

• purchasing products made form ecologically friendly materials harvested in a sustainable manner

• practicing water conservation by taking shorter showers and installing a low-flow shower head

• buying only local produce, or going a step farther and growing vegetables in a backyard garden

• supporting companies that transport food products from foreign countries in order to keep food costs low

Which of the following most effectively allows forests to recover from tree harvesting?

• cutting only medium-sized or mature trees

• cutting all of the trees and then replanting the area with seedlings

• allowing the forest to reseed itself

• cutting only young trees and then replacing them with seedlings

Which of the following has not resulted from urban sprawl?

• suburbs

• overgrazing

• loss of farmland

• traffic congestion

Which of the following has not resulted from urban sprawl?

• suburbs

• overgrazing

• loss of farmland

• traffic congestion

The creation of walkable neighborhoods is

• a result of urban sprawl

• one goal of the Federal Housing Administration

• discouraged by multi-use zoning

• a principal of smart growth

Which is NOT a cause of urban sprawl?

• automobile and highway construction

• mixed land use

• living costs

• urban blight

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