American Cities and Regions Growth Quiz

Which cities and regions of America have experienced the largest population growth over the past few decades?

• New York and Los Angeles

• Texas, California & Florida

• Chicago, Detroit & the Rust Belt

• All of the Above

What is Not a reason for the Sun Belt's increase in population?

• The availability of aerospace & military jobs

• People choosing to start farms & live in rural areas

• The cost of living was lower than the national average

• Air conditioning making the climate more bearable

What political impact does population growth have every 10 years in the United States?

• The Senate reappoints its 100 members based on population.

• The House of Representatives reappoints its 435 members based on population

• The coastal states are more conservative/

  Republican

• The middle of America tends to be more liberal/

  Democrats

Which factor is NOT considered a pull factor for people moving to areas like the Sun Belt?

• Warmer climates & escaping harsh winters

• Job opportunities that come with expanding cities

• Retirement

• Losing their job in the Rust Belt

What is a NOT push factors that led people to the decline of the Rust Belt?

• Foreign cars dominating the market

• The Sun

• The closure of factories

• The harsh winters

How does immigration from outside of the country contribute to the growth of certain American regions?

• It increases the number of retirees in one particular area

• It contributes to a lack of availability of resources

• It contributes to the diversity and population increase in some areas more than others

• It causes a brain drain in the region.

What happened to the U.S. population between 1960 and 2000?

• It stayed the same

• It grew by about 100,000

• It grew by about two million.

• It grew by about 100 million.

The growth of cities is known as

• Urbanization

• Immigration

• Industrialization

• The Brain Drain

Globalization was hard on the Rust Belt but good for American consumers.

• True

• False

What is NOT an important reason for the government to do a census every 10 years?

• To assign Representatives in Congress

• To establish businesses needed for the future

• To anticipate where more resources are needed