WorksheetsCH 12 Environmental Science Putman
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
____ is a metropolis area with a total population in excess of 10 million people.
a)
Slum
b)
3rd world country
c)
megacity
d)
unbanization
2.
The spread of low-density auto dependent development on rural land out side compact urban centers.
a)
Urban sprawl
b)
public housing
c)
Slum
d)
Project Housing
3.
The Construction of of similar residential units over large areas.
a)
tract development
b)
ribbon sprawl
c)
urban sprawl
d)
megacity
4.
Consist of commercial and industrial buildings that line each side of the highway that connects housing areas to the central city and shopping and service areas.
a)
urban sprawl
b)
tract development
c)
megacity
d)
ribbon sprawl
5.
The low areas near rivers and are subject to periodic flooring.
a)
Floodplains
b)
Low lands
c)
River bank
d)
bottom land
6.
Areas that periodically are covered with water.
a)
Wetlands
b)
Floodplain
c)
river bank
d)
reserves
7.
An ________ establishes a boundary within which development can occur.
a)
City limits
b)
County line
c)
Urban growth limit
d)
carrying capacity
8.
Common type of land use regulation that designates specific areas within a community for certain kinds of land use.
a)
Zoning
b)
Land act
c)
Green space
d)
preserve
9.
Sites that involve environmental contamination, and since the EPA requires that they be cleaned up, no one is will to do so.
a)
Brownspot
b)
brown developmnet
c)
Brownfield
d)
City centers
10.
______ centers are basically teaching institutions that provide a variety of way for people to learn about and appreciate the natural world.
a)
Learning
b)
nature
c)
Living
d)
Educational
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