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WorksheetsUrbanization
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
a built up area such as a city or town
urban
suburban
rural
communities that surround urban areas
urban
suburban
rural
an area located outside cities & towns
urban
suburban
rural
unrestricted growth of urban areas without concern of urban planning
urban planning
urbanization
urban sprawl
any system for capturing,... and displaying data related to places on the Earth's surface
Geographic Information System (GIS)
urban planning
urbanization
Which image is of an urban area?
Which image is of a rural area?
An area's urbanization rate can tell you...
about people's economic status
what % of people have shifted from rural areas to urban areas
why people are moving
how people's daily lives have changed over time
competitive job opportunities and deforestation are both economic impacts of urbanization
True
False
increased air & water pollution are environmental impacts of urbanization
True
False
Urbanization's impacts are never negative
True
False
There is no way to prevent the impacts of urbanization
True
False
What is not one of the reasons why urban planning is important?
to prevent urban sprawl
to help prevent some of the impacts of urbanization
to make the city look nice with beautiful architecture
to make the best use of the land
