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Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which type of area would Miami, Florida, be considered?
A. urban
B. rural
C. country
D. suburban
What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural areas to urban areas?
A. less pollution
B. more jobs
C. more open space
D. heat islands
A jackhammer on a city street is an example of what type of pollution?
A. light
B. water
C. air
D. noise
Which of the following has caused an increase in the per capita land consumption?
A. few and poor roads
B. low urban crime rates
C. expensive rural land
D. Internet-based technologies
Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by
A. generating more factories.
B. increasing the need to drive.
C. resulting in more tree growth.
D. expanding the use of public transportation.
Which of the following is a principle of smart growth?
A. protecting wildlife habitats
B. focusing development outside of existing urban centers
C. creating neighborhoods best suited for cars
D. building up, not out
Which form of transportation uses the most energy per passenger-mile?
A. commuter rail
B. automobile
C. bus
D. heavy rail
Which of the following statements about greenways is true?
A. They only benefit humans.
B. They limit the movement of wildlife.
C. They decrease property values.
D. They protect water quality.
One of the results of green building design is reduced
A. use of mass transit.
B. energy bills.
C. sprawl around major cities.
D. personal space and comfort.
Which statement about sustainable cities is true?
A. They can help improve the standard of living for residents.
B. No major cities have made significant progress toward sustainability yet.
C. They are only successful in the developed world.
D. They often help encourage sprawl.
The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by parks and forest land.
True
False
Because people are packed densely together in cities, more land outside cities is left undeveloped.
True
False
Sprawling development has lead to increased obesity and high blood pressure.
True
False
Zoning can give homebuyers and business owners security because they know in advance what types of development can and cannot be located nearby.
True
False
More than 24,000 kilometers (15,000 miles) of 1500 highways have been converted to trails for walking, jogging, and biking.
True
False
_____________ is made up of the facilities, services, and installations needed for the functioning of a community.
Infrastructure
rural
sprawl
zoning
public transportation
Urban areas rely on ____________________ areas to supply resources such as food, water, building materials, and fuels.
public transportation
zoning
sprawl
rural
infastructure
____________________ is the spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from an urban center.
public transportation
zoning
sprawl
rural
infastructure
One way that planners enforce their decisions is ____________________, the practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use.
zoning
rural
sprawl
public transportation
infasturucture
Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ____________________.
sprawl
public transportation
rural
infastructure
zoning
Land that is sparsely populated and has few buildings or roads is defined as a(n)
A. infrastructure.
B. heat island.
C. urban area.
D. rural area.
The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called
A. urbanization.
B. infrastructure.
C. land preservation.
D. an ecological footprint
Transportation systems, communications systems, water services, power supplies, and schools are all examples of
A. infrastructure.
B. rural areas.
C. ecological footprints.
D. land use.
Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?
A. more affordable automobiles
B. improved roads
C. less expensive land
D. all of the above
Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called
A. low-density, single-use residential development.
B. uncentered commercial strip development.
C. scattered, or leapfrog, development.
D. sparse street development.
Which of the following is a technology that allows planners to create multiple-layered maps to view many land features and uses?
A. zoning
B. UGB
C. ecological restoration
D. GIS
Which statement about mass transit is true?
A. Heavy rails can be used easily in any city.
B. A single Portland bus can keep about 250 cars off the road each day.
C. Heavy rail carries more than three-fourths of the commuters in major urban areas.
D. Mass transit has only been successful in the United States.
Removing trees so that native prairie grasses can grow again is an example of
A. ecological restoration.
B. zoning.
C. green building.
D. greenways.
Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people's comfort is the goal of
A. greenways.
B. urban growth boundaries.
C. green building design.
D. zoning.
What is one of the goals of New York City's sustainability plan?
A. Increase energy use.
B. Improve mass transit.
C. Limit access to parks.
D. Expand the city's boundaries.
Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of
A. land use.
B. land cover.
C. urban areas.
D. rural areas.
The primary type of land cover in the United States today is
A. forest land.
B. cropland.
C. urban land.
D. parks and preserves.
Per capita land consumption means
A. the amount of land a country uses as a whole.
B. the amount of and each person uses.
C. the type of land covered by state capitals.
D. the type of land people live on.
GIS stands for
A. geography interaction satellite.
B. global intelligence system.
C. greenway interstate solution.
D. geographic information system.
The nation's most used train systems are
A. light rail systems in medium-sized cities.
B. subway systems in the smallest cities.
C. commuter rail systems in rural communities.
D. heavy rail systems in the largest cities.
Many cities are now working to enhance the sustainability of their parks through ____________________, the practice of rebuilding native plant and animal communities.
suburbus
heat islands
megalopolis
GIS
ecological restoration
A(n) ____________________ is made up of several large cities that have sprawled to the point that they run together.
Suburbs
megalopolis
GIS
ecological restoration
heat island
A(n) ____________________ is a computerized method for storing, manipulating, and viewing data about land features and uses.
Suburbs
megalopolis
GIS
ecological restoration
heat island
A(n) ____________________ is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area.
Suburbs
heat island
megalopolis
GIS
ecological restoration
