Environmental Policy Quiz_EnvSciDC

What is the primary factor used by the U.S. Census to define a city?

• Total area

• Population density >= 100 people per square mile

• Economic output

• Number of buildings

What is the expected increase in the number of megacities by 2030?

• 5

• 10

• 15

• 20

What is the primary cause of recent urban population growth according to the text?

• Conversion of rural areas into new urban areas

• Expansion of existing urban areas

• Decrease in rural population

• Increase in birth rates in cities

In which regions is population growth in cities primarily due to migration from rural areas?

• Europe and North America

• Africa and West Asia

• South America and Australia

• East Asia and South Asia

What are the two main factors mentioned that influence people to leave rural areas?

• Economic and social factors

• Push and pull factors

• Environmental and political factors

• Cultural and technological factors

What are "push factors" in the context of urban migration?

• Factors that attract people to urban areas

• Factors that push people out of rural areas

• Factors that increase urban population

• Factors that improve rural living conditions

How does increased agricultural mechanization act as a push factor?

• It creates more jobs in rural areas

• It leads to conversion from small family farms to megafarms

• It provides better educational opportunities

• It improves social services

Which of the following is NOT a push factor?

• Lack of jobs

• Natural disasters

• Affordable housing

• Armed conflict

What role do social services play in urban migration?

• They are a push factor

• They are a pull factor

• They have no impact

• They increase rural population

What is a benefit of conserving natural habitat in sustainable cities?

• It reduces biodiversity.

• It protects ecosystem services.

• It increases urban sprawl.

• It decreases agricultural land.