5.7 Urban Areas and Urbanization Quiz

What is a characteristic of urban areas?

• High population densities

• Jobs are agriculturally-related

• Built "out," not "up"

• Lack of mass transit systems

What is a benefit of mass transit in urban areas?

• Increases carbon footprint

• Reduces carbon footprint

• Increases travel time

• Decreases social connectivity

What is a social benefit of urbanization?

• Less social connectivity

• More social isolation

• Technologically and socially interconnected

• Increased neighborhood decline

What is the purpose of the Highway Trust Fund established in 1956?

• To fund public schools

• To pay for public transportation

• To pay for construction and maintenance of highways

• To support local businesses

What is the term for the movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers?

• Water pollution

• Saltwater intrusion

• Freshwater contamination

• Aquifer depletion

What is the impact of zoning laws?

• Increase in taxes

• Separation of industry, business, and residential areas

• Decrease in public transportation

• Increase in habitat fragmentation

What is a common method cities use to meet water supply demand?

• Importing bottled water

• Pumping from aquifers

• Using desalination plants

• Relying on rainwater

What is a con of building a dam?

• Controls floods

• Reduces downstream flow

• Provides hydroelectric power

• Increases fish population

What is the Urban Island Heat Effect?

• A phenomenon where a city is warmer than its surroundings

• A phenomenon where a city is cooler than its surroundings

• A phenomenon where a city has more rainfall than its surroundings

• A phenomenon where a city has less pollution than its surroundings

What causes the Urban Island Heat Effect?

• Waste heat from industry and vehicles

• Increased rainfall

• More trees providing shade

• High albedo of asphalt