WorksheetsUrbanization & Urban Sprawl Quiz
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins
What term is used to describe the poorly planned spread of cities and suburbs?
Urban fringe
Metropolitan area
Urban sprawl
Rural fringe
What is the area called that lies at the edge of a city and is often characterized by the development of suburbs?
Urban core
Urban fringe
Rural fringe
Suburbs
How do most people in a suburban area travel from place to place?
By rail
By car or traffic-clogged roads
By walking
By cycling
Which city in Canada is mentioned as having more than 5 million residents?
Montreal
Vancouver
Toronto
Ottawa
What is the term for the major city and its surrounding suburbs?
Urban sprawl
Urban fringe
Rural fringe
Metropolitan area
What is a city's urban core often referred to as?
The city's "downtown" or business district
The rural fringe
The suburban area
The urban sprawl
What is a suburb?
A small town within a city
A developed area at the edge of a city that is mainly homes
A developed area at the edge of a city that is mainly businesses
An older part of a city
What term describes the spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas?
Urban core
Suburb
Urban fringe
Urban sprawl
What led to the creation of the urban fringe in the 1920s?
The development of rail lines
The widespread use of cars and highway construction
The development of electric streetcars
The building of shopping centers
What is the rural fringe?
The area with many small towns and suburbs surrounding a big city
The small towns, farms, and open spaces that lie just beyond a city's suburbs
The older part of a big city
The business district of a city
Why do some people prefer homes outside of cities?
Because they are closer to business districts
Because they believe that suburbs are better places than cities to raise a family
Because they want to live in older neighborhoods
Because they want to be closer to shopping centers
What is one of the benefits of urban growth?
It decreases the amount of traffic jams.
It reduces pollution.
It creates jobs for construction workers.
It lowers the taxes for homeowners.
What is a negative consequence of urban sprawl?
It increases the number of habitats for plants and animals.
It leads to habitat loss for plants and animals.
It decreases the need for cars and transportation.
It reduces the amount of taxes homeowners pay.
What does the National Wildlife Foundation warn about land development?
It increases the value of the land.
It has no significant impact on the environment.
It can lead to habitat loss and plant species in danger of dying out.
It improves the quality of soil for farming.
What was one of the options considered by lawmakers to control urban growth in Oregon?
To ban all development in the Willamette Valley.
To allow unlimited urban growth without any conditions.
To create firm boundaries around cities to limit development.
To reduce taxes for new housing projects.
What was the first state in the United States to create a set of land use planning laws known as smart growth?
California
Oregon
Washington
New York
What is the main purpose of urban growth boundaries in Oregon?
To limit the number of people moving to the city
To promote the use of public transportation
To separate urban land from rural land and control development
To reduce the cost of living in urban areas
What is a key feature of Portland's approach to prevent urban sprawl?
Building taller residential buildings
Creating a new regional government called Metro
Expanding the city's boundaries
Encouraging development in rural areas
What is one of the benefits of Portland's mixed-use developments?
They provide housing only for the wealthy
They make it necessary to own a car
They combine housing and businesses in one area
They limit the types of new homes that can be built
Which of the following is a benefit mentioned for Portland's public transit system?
It is expensive but luxurious
It is difficult to navigate
It makes it easy to get around without a car
It is only available in the city center
What is a criticism of mixed-use development according to opponents?
It encourages too much traffic
It increases air pollution
It limits the kind of new homes that can be built
It makes cities less safe
What urban development strategy did Toronto use to renew its downtown core in 1965?
Suburban expansion
Greenbelt creation
Infill development
Industrial revitalization
What was one of the problems caused by Toronto's rapid growth on its rural fringe during the 1980s and 1990s?
Decreased traffic congestion
Improved air quality
Increased air pollution
Reduced urban sprawl
What was the purpose of Toronto's Official Plan introduced in 2002?
To promote urban sprawl
To control urban growth
To decrease the city's population
To expand industrial areas
According to Toronto's Official Plan, where is growth allowed to continue?
Only in the suburban areas
In 25 percent of the city, including the urban core and waterfront
Throughout the entire city without restrictions
Exclusively in rural areas
What areas of Toronto are targeted for limited development according to the Official Plan?
Urban core and waterfront
Rural and suburban areas
75 percent of the city, including residential neighborhoods
Industrial and commercial zones
What was the primary concern of people living in neighborhoods marked for growth regarding infill in Toronto?
The cost of new developments
The extra time and money needed to clean up abandoned sites
The urban core becoming more crowded
The destruction of habitats for plants and animals
What was one of the negative consequences of rapid growth in Atlanta during the 1990s?
Decrease in job opportunities
Reduction in the number of highways
Traffic jams and destruction of forests
Improvement in air quality
What did the Clean Air Act enforce?
Limits on noise pollution
Limits on water pollution
Limits on air pollution
Limits on soil contamination
What was one of the strategies adopted by Atlanta to fight pollution and improve transportation?
Banning all vehicles from the city center
Creating the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
Privatizing all public transportation
Increasing the number of highways
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority?
Reduce traffic jams
Increase public transportation fares
Reduce air pollution caused by cars
Reduce poorly planned development
What has the expansion of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) helped Atlanta meet?
Economic growth targets
Federal air-quality standards
Urban development plans
Transportation efficiency goals
What is one reason why some people think Atlanta is doing just fine despite urban sprawl?
There is a decrease in mixed-use development
There is an increase in the rural population
There is new mixed-use development for those who want it
There is a reduction in public transport facilities
What is a concern associated with urban sprawl?
It has reduced the cost of living in urban areas
It has improved air quality in cities
It has led to higher building costs in the urban core
It has increased control over sprawl
By what year did the percentage of people living in urban areas across the world has rapidly increased?
1900
1950
2000
2025
Why might some regions have more metropolitan areas than others?
Because the majority of jobs in wealthy countries are found in cities.
Because people prefer living in cities for the cultural attractions.
Because cities tend to be located in mountainous regions.
Because governments mandate people to live in cities.
Why are there so many cities with more than 5 million people in Asia?
Because Asia has more land area than any other continent.
Because Asia has more people than any other continent.
Because Asian cities have better infrastructure.
Because the climate in Asia is more suitable for large cities.
What special problems might urban sprawl create for poor countries?
It can lead to an oversupply of housing.
It can create difficulties in controlling how cities grow.
It can result in too many job opportunities in cities.
It can cause an increase in agricultural development.
What is urban sprawl?
Uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural lands
The controlled expansion of rural areas into surrounding urban lands
The process of reducing urban areas and increasing rural areas
Planned development of urban areas into surrounding rural lands
Name one cause of urban sprawl.
Expansion of transportation infrastructure
Decrease in housing demand
Strict zoning regulations
Increase in population density
How does urban sprawl affect transportation?
Urban sprawl reduces travel distances and reliance on cars, leading to shorter travel times, less traffic congestion, and improved air quality.
Urban sprawl has no impact on transportation as people can still use public transportation.
Urban sprawl leads to the development of efficient transportation systems that reduce travel times and congestion.
Urban sprawl increases travel distances and reliance on cars, leading to longer travel times, traffic congestion, and air pollution.
What are the environmental impacts of urban sprawl?
Loss of natural habitats, increased air and water pollution, increased energy consumption, and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
Increased air and water pollution, decreased energy consumption, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
Decreased air and water pollution, increased energy consumption, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions.
Increased natural habitats, decreased air and water pollution, and decreased energy consumption.
What is one economic impact of urban sprawl?
increased infrastructure costs
reduced housing costs
improved air quality
decreased traffic congestion
How does urban sprawl impact community development?
Urban sprawl negatively affects community development.
Urban sprawl positively affects community development.
Urban sprawl has no impact on community development.
Urban sprawl has a neutral impact on community development.
What are the social impacts of urban sprawl?
Increased traffic congestion, decreased social interaction, reduced access to amenities, loss of green spaces and agricultural land
Improved public transportation, increased job opportunities, enhanced economic growth
Increased pollution, higher crime rates, increased noise pollution
Decreased housing costs, improved infrastructure, increased access to healthcare
