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American Cities and Regions Growth Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cities and regions of America have experienced the largest population growth over the past few decades?

a)

New York and Los Angeles

b)

Texas, California & Florida

c)

Chicago, Detroit & the Rust Belt

d)

All of the Above

2.

What is Not a reason for the Sun Belt's increase in population?

a)

The availability of aerospace & military jobs

b)

People choosing to start farms & live in rural areas

c)

The cost of living was lower than the national average

d)

Air conditioning making the climate more bearable

3.

What political impact does population growth have every 10 years in the United States?

a)

The Senate reappoints its 100 members based on population.

b)

The House of Representatives reappoints its 435 members based on population

c)

The coastal states are more conservative/

Republican

d)

The middle of America tends to be more liberal/

Democrats

4.

Which factor is NOT considered a pull factor for people moving to areas like the Sun Belt?

a)

Warmer climates & escaping harsh winters

b)

Job opportunities that come with expanding cities

c)

Retirement

d)

Losing their job in the Rust Belt

5.

What is a NOT push factors that led people to the decline of the Rust Belt?

a)

Foreign cars dominating the market

b)

The Sun

c)

The closure of factories

d)

The harsh winters

6.

How does immigration from outside of the country contribute to the growth of certain American regions?

a)

It increases the number of retirees in one particular area

b)

It contributes to a lack of availability of resources

c)

It contributes to the diversity and population increase in some areas more than others

d)

It causes a brain drain in the region.

7.

What happened to the U.S. population between 1960 and 2000?

a)

It stayed the same

b)

It grew by about 100,000

c)

It grew by about two million.

d)

It grew by about 100 million.

8.

The growth of cities is known as

a)

Urbanization

b)

Immigration

c)

Industrialization

d)

The Brain Drain

9.

Globalization was hard on the Rust Belt but good for American consumers.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is NOT an important reason for the government to do a census every 10 years?

a)

To assign Representatives in Congress

b)

To establish businesses needed for the future

c)

To anticipate where more resources are needed