Question 1

Around the world, most major cities are situated ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) along rivers, oceans, roads, or train routes 
B) at elevations above 500 meters 
C) on the more northern continents 
D) near mountains, usually in a valley 
E) in agricultural areas 
A) along rivers, oceans, roads, or train routes 
B) at elevations above 500 meters 
C) on the more northern continents 
D) near mountains, usually in a valley 
E) in agricultural areas A

Question 2

Urban sprawl typically results in

Accepted Answer

A) decreased reliance on automobiles. 
B) increased population densities. 
C) high- density housing outside of the central city. 
D) narrower highways. 
E) increased commuting distances. 
A) decreased reliance on automobiles. 
B) increased population densities. 
C) high- density housing outside of the central city. 
D) narrower highways. 
E) increased commuting distances. E

Question 3

Which of the following is a method that governments use to improve urban transportation?

Accepted Answer

A) Make some public buildings and some communities accessible only by public transportation. 
B) Provide bicycle lanes on freeways. 
C) Give tax rebates to people who use only public transportation. 
D) Designate lanes as carpool- only. 
E) Provide motorcycle lanes in the center of rail lines. 
A) Make some public buildings and some communities accessible only by public transportation. 
B) Provide bicycle lanes on freeways. 
C) Give tax rebates to people who use only public transportation. 
D) Designate lanes as carpool- only. 
E) Provide motorcycle lanes in the center of rail lines. D

Question 4

An urban growth boundary (UGB)is intended to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) enforce certain restrictions within neighborhoods 
B) help an area retain its distinctive character 
C) provide guidelines for city development to separate areas desired to be urban from areas desired to be rural 
D) maintain low housing costs for the average homeowner 
E) ensure that businesses do not locate in residential areas 
A) enforce certain restrictions within neighborhoods 
B) help an area retain its distinctive character 
C) provide guidelines for city development to separate areas desired to be urban from areas desired to be rural 
D) maintain low housing costs for the average homeowner 
E) ensure that businesses do not locate in residential areas

Question 5

A resource sink is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a resource that is desirable, such that different cities must compete to obtain enough of it for their citizens 
B) an area that produces many things and needs to export them to a variety of places 
C) an area that produces a single resource and can control the price of that commodity or service 
D) an area that produces almost none of the things that it needs 
E) an area that is able to trade for all of the things that it needs 
A) a resource that is desirable, such that different cities must compete to obtain enough of it for their citizens 
B) an area that produces many things and needs to export them to a variety of places 
C) an area that produces a single resource and can control the price of that commodity or service 
D) an area that produces almost none of the things that it needs 
E) an area that is able to trade for all of the things that it needs

Question 6

Explain at least three of the principles of smart growth.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss 3 of the 10 prin

Question 7

American cities in the northern United States, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit, ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) have increased their rate of growth dramatically in the past 20 years 
B) have maintained a steady state population since the 1970s 
C) grew very rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries 
D) have always grown rapidly and continue to do so 
E) have steadily lost population over the past 100 years 
A) have increased their rate of growth dramatically in the past 20 years 
B) have maintained a steady state population since the 1970s 
C) grew very rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries 
D) have always grown rapidly and continue to do so 
E) have steadily lost population over the past 100 years

Question 8

What impact does increased distance from natural areas, as a consequence of urbanization, have on human views of nature? How do we ameliorate this?

Accepted Answer

It has caused us to feel isolated from n

Question 9

Discuss four of the findings that urban ecologists have described from their intensive analysis of Baltimore and Phoenix.

Accepted Answer

Using old maps, aerial photos, and remot

Question 10

Suburban living encourages ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) driving electric cars 
B) increased use of farming 
C) increased use of automobiles 
D) riding bicycles 
E) walking 
A) driving electric cars 
B) increased use of farming 
C) increased use of automobiles 
D) riding bicycles 
E) walking

Question 11

In 2010, Metro Portland made a historic agreement between landowners and citizens which ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) put up undeveloped land at auction to be sold to the highest bidders, public or private 
B) each individual landowner was given an equal portion of the region's land 
C) prohibited agriculture on any undeveloped land in the region 
D) converted all undeveloped land to restored natural ecosystems 
E) included a regional plan to identify exactly where urban growth would be allowed 
A) put up undeveloped land at auction to be sold to the highest bidders, public or private 
B) each individual landowner was given an equal portion of the region's land 
C) prohibited agriculture on any undeveloped land in the region 
D) converted all undeveloped land to restored natural ecosystems 
E) included a regional plan to identify exactly where urban growth would be allowed

Question 12

People who live entirely within an urban environment ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) have too many luxury goods at too expensive a price 
B) have insufficient choices for activities and lifestyles 
C) may become disconnected from nature and from the true costs of their needs and activities 
D) are never provided enough quality housing, even for those who can afford it 
E) pay less for food and gasoline than rural areas 
A) have too many luxury goods at too expensive a price 
B) have insufficient choices for activities and lifestyles 
C) may become disconnected from nature and from the true costs of their needs and activities 
D) are never provided enough quality housing, even for those who can afford it 
E) pay less for food and gasoline than rural areas

Question 13

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
A military base a few miles from a medium- sized city is being decommissioned. The base is a large one, situated along a coastline, and includes some small hills, pristine woodlands and wetlands, streams, a river, and a small lake. There is a railroad spur that connects the base with the nearby city, as well as a four- lane highway. The base contains housing, schools, a hospital, shops, and recreational areas for a population of 10,000. The city's options for using, selling, or leasing the land are numerous, and many groups come forward with proposals. You work for the city as an environmental resource manager, with the role of preserving local ecosystem services for future generations.
-A development group wishes to turn the area into a recreational facility, including an RV resort, a major- league sports arena, a small- craft harbor for water sports, a hunting lodge, and off road activities, including motocross racing and dune buggy areas. An important ecological concern about this proposal would be ______________

Accepted Answer

A) whether the development group can attract major sports teams to a new arena 
B) a need to widen the highway to sustain the increased traffic 
C) that the parking facilities would need to be increased 
D) the impacts on the woodlands, wetlands, and waterways 
E) that the developer's fees might not be enough to justify the long- term lease 
A) whether the development group can attract major sports teams to a new arena 
B) a need to widen the highway to sustain the increased traffic 
C) that the parking facilities would need to be increased 
D) the impacts on the woodlands, wetlands, and waterways 
E) that the developer's fees might not be enough to justify the long- term lease

Question 14

What are some of the reasons for the development of parks and protected areas in and around U.S. cities?

Accepted Answer

First and most important, these areas ke

Question 15

Read the following scenario and answer the question below.
A military base a few miles from a medium- sized city is being decommissioned. The base is a large one, situated along a coastline, and includes some small hills, pristine woodlands and wetlands, streams, a river, and a small lake. There is a railroad spur that connects the base with the nearby city, as well as a four- lane highway. The base contains housing, schools, a hospital, shops, and recreational areas for a population of 10,000. The city's options for using, selling, or leasing the land are numerous, and many groups come forward with proposals. You work for the city as an environmental resource manager, with the role of preserving local ecosystem services for future generations.
-LEED- certified buildings could be described in all of the following ways, except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) their construction costs much less than for conventional buildings 
B) they are built with sustainable materials 
C) they are energy efficient 
D) they limit pollution and recycle wastes 
E) they have a reduced ecological footprint 
A) their construction costs much less than for conventional buildings 
B) they are built with sustainable materials 
C) they are energy efficient 
D) they limit pollution and recycle wastes 
E) they have a reduced ecological footprint

Question 16

Why do urbanized societies need stretches of uninhabited and undeveloped land?

Accepted Answer

Large stretches of undeveloped land outs

Question 17

Designing neighborhoods on a walkable scale

Accepted Answer

A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization 
A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization

Question 18

The practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use

Accepted Answer

A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization 
A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization

Question 19

Identify and describe the goals and accomplishments of PlaNYC.

Accepted Answer

PlaNYC is an ambitious plan that New Yor

Question 20

Broad land use studies that may include several cities and adjoining nonurban areas

Accepted Answer

A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization 
A) zoning 
B) sprawl 
C) urban planning 
D) suburban communities 
E) farming communities
F)regional planning
G)ruralization
H)old urbanism
I)urbanization
J)new urbanism
K)tiered utilization
L)suburbanization

Exam 13: The Urban Environment: Creating Sustainable Cities

Around the world, most major cities are situated ______________.

Urban sprawl typically results in

Which of the following is a method that governments use to improve urban transportation?

An urban growth boundary (UGB)is intended to ______________.

A resource sink is ______________.

Explain at least three of the principles of smart growth.

American cities in the northern United States, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit, ______________.

What impact does increased distance from natural areas, as a consequence of urbanization, have on human views of nature? How do we ameliorate this?

Discuss four of the findings that urban ecologists have described from their intensive analysis of Baltimore and Phoenix.

Suburban living encourages ______________.

In 2010, Metro Portland made a historic agreement between landowners and citizens which ______________.

People who live entirely within an urban environment ______________.

What are some of the reasons for the development of parks and protected areas in and around U.S. cities?

Why do urbanized societies need stretches of uninhabited and undeveloped land?

Designing neighborhoods on a walkable scale

The practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use

Identify and describe the goals and accomplishments of PlaNYC.

Broad land use studies that may include several cities and adjoining nonurban areas

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