Urban Ecology Quiz

According to the text, what is predicted to happen by 2050?

• Cities will become less populated.

• 68% of humans will live in urban areas.

• Cities will have no pollution.

What do trees and plants do for cities?

• Increase traffic.

• Reduce air pollution and cool cities.

• Make cities noisy.

What are 'pocket parks'?

• Large forests in the city.

• Small parks in empty city spaces.

• Places for wild animals.

What do animals in cities need to survive?

• Concrete and traffic.

• Fresh water, trees, and wildflowers.

• Tall buildings.

What is one positive effect of pocket parks on communities?

• They increase crime rates.

• They reduce stress and increase exercise.

• They make people feel unsafe.

Find a word in the text that means 'investigation':

• exercise

• research

• community

Find a word in the text that means 'dirty air':

• trees

• pollution

• cities

Find a word in the text that means 'animals living in natural conditions':

• plants

• wildlife

• concrete.

TGC says... if we plant more trees in our cities, the air _________ will improve.

TGC says... If communities have pocket parks, people will feel safer and _________.