WorksheetsNorth America Exam
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I got promoted to a better job where I will make more money, but I have to move.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
2.
I am moving 2 hours away to give my kids a better education.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
3.
I got fired from my job and I cannot find a new one where I live.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
4.
My house was flooded in a hurricane.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
5.
I want to live closer to family.
a)
Push
b)
Pull
6.
"The rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas" describes what
a)
Brain Drain
b)
Urban Sprawl
c)
Migration
d)
Rural Fringe
7.
Which of the following is NOT a con of Urban Sprawl?
a)
Habitat Loss
b)
Pollution
c)
Traffic
d)
Affordable Housing
8.
A shopping mall with an apartment complex above it is an example of what?
a)
Infil
b)
Gentrification
c)
Multi-use development
d)
There's no special name for this
9.
Converting an abandoned store into a resturant is an example of what?
a)
Infil
b)
Gentrification
c)
Mixed-use development
d)
There is no special name for this
10.
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a)
Total value of goods and services a country produces in a year
b)
A type of economy
c)
Income relief
d)
Money given out by government
11.
The United States leads in oil consumption?
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The United States is a developing country?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
A developed country has a high per capita GDP
a)
True
b)
False
14.
People who come into the United States from another country to start new lives are known as?
a)
Consumers
b)
Emigrants
c)
Immigrants
d)
Refugees
15.
Immigrants most help the United States economy by
a)
Learning to speak English
b)
Starting new businesses
c)
Serving in the military
d)
Attending public schools
16.
Which of the following was NOT part of Portland's Smart Growth approach?
a)
Mixed-use developments
b)
Public Transit
c)
Single Family Homes on Large Lots
d)
Pedestrian Friendly Urban Centers
17.
Why did Portland establish growth boundaries?
a)
Expand public transit
b)
Keep people out of Portland
c)
Stop the development of farmland
d)
Get rid of the suburbs
18.
Atlanta used public transportation to help limit pollution.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Immigrants brought a variety of holidays and cultures to the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
In coordinates, the East or West direction comes first.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The downtown area of a city is often reffered to as
a)
Urban Core
b)
Urban Fringe
c)
Rural Fringe
d)
Suburban Fringe
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