Skillful 2 L&S - Unit 4 - Urban Sprawl L

Label the timeline.

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urban sprawl became a social phenomenon

inner city populations are at all-time l

government policies contributed to urban

early Roman population started to spread

immigration resulted in greater urban gr

London experienced urban sprawl

urban sprawl began in the U.S.

When did urban sprawl begin?

• the 1950s

• almost 3,000 years ago

• the early 1900s

When did urban sprawl start to affect the United States?

• in 1918

• in the early 1900s

• in 1920

When did urban sprawl continue to become a problem?

• in the 1970s

• in the 1980s

• in the 1990s

Where did urban sprawl spread in the 17th and 18th centuries?

• London

• Paris

• Rome

• Atlanta

Where was urban sprawl first seen?

• Rome

• China

• Brazil

• United States

What affected urban sprawl in 1918?

• an increase in immigration

• an increase in travel costs

• new homes were built