Chapter 22

20 questions

1. ________ is measured as the percentage of the people in a country or in the world living in urban areas.

Urbanization

Population growth

Overpopulation

Immigration

2. Urban areas can grow in all of the following ways except

natural increase.

emigration.

immigration.

birth rates exceeding death rates.

3. Urban populations are generally

stable.

increasing.

decreasing slightly.

decreasing rapidly.

4. Urban growth tends to occur more slowly in ________ countries.

poor

drought-plagued

developed

developing

5. In the United States, many environmental problems have

remained the same.

disappeared.

deteriorated.

improved.

6. Urban sprawl typically occurs ________ a city or town.

in the center of

along the edges of

near the government offices of

far away from

7. Which of the following factors is an environmental advantage to urbanization?

a decrease in air pollution

a reduction of stress on surrounding wildlife habitats

a smaller ecological footprint

a decrease in recycling potential

8. Most cities have huge ecological footprints as shown by their

minimal use of materials.

low water resource use.

low food consumption.

high waste output.

9. Pollution from cities rarely affects surrounding regions.

True

False

10. When it comes to weather, cities are generally ________ than surrounding areas.

warmer

drier

cooler

clearer

11. Areas dominated by tenements and rooming houses where several people might live in a single room are known as

shantytowns.

suburbs.

squatter settlements.

slums.

12. Cheap and available land around cities results in

more walking.

fewer buildings.

dispersed cities.

compact cities.

13. The largest source of outdoor air pollution is

automobiles.

industries.

factories.

power plants.

14. In most developing countries, cars tend to benefit

the affluent minority.

everyone.

slum dwellers.

blue collar workers.

15. Bicycles offer all of the following advantages for transportation except that when compared to cars they

are more quiet.

are more expensive.

are more maneuverable in heavy traffic.

produce less pollution.

16. Rapid-rail transit systems are most effective for

touring cities.

traveling among cities.

running errands.

daily commutes.

17. Currently, most land-use planning practices encourage

environmental protections.

unoccupied lands.

limiting population growth.

economic development.

18. Smart growth promotes all of the following ideas except

increasing dependence on cars.

protecting environmentally sensitive areas.

cutting resource waste.

limiting urban sprawl.

19. A cluster development provides which of the following?

standard-size lots

numerous roads

concentrations of high-density housing units

rows of similar houses

20. The ultimate goal of any green movement is to

lower unemployment.

make more food available to the poor.

provide more affordable housing.

decrease the human ecological footprint.

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