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Which type of area would Miami, Florida, be considered? A. urban B. rural C. country

1. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ____________________. A. public transportation. B. sprawl. C. zoning. D. smart growth. 1. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ____________________. A. public transportation.

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Which type of area would Miami, Florida, be considered? A. urban B. rural C. country

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  1. 1. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ____________________.A. public transportation.B. sprawl.C. zoning.D. smart growth.

  2. 1. Buses, subway, and light rail are all examples of ____________________.A. public transportation.

  3. Which type of area would Miami, Florida, be considered? • A. urban • B. rural • C. country • D. suburban

  4. Which type of area would Miami, Florida, be considered? • A. urban

  5. Which form of transportation uses the most energy per passenger-mile? • A. commuter rail • B. automobile • C. bus • D. heavy rail

  6. Which form of transportation uses the most energy per passenger-mile? • Automobile

  7. 4. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? • A. crude oil • Coal • Copper • D. wave energy

  8. 4. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? D. wave energy

  9. 5. Which of the following is a principle of smart growth? • A. protecting wildlife habitats • B. focusing development outside of existing urban centers • C. creating neighborhoods best suited for cars • D. building up, not out

  10. 5. Which of the following is a principle of smart growth? • D. building up, not out

  11. 6. The city where the Environmental Summit is being held. • NY City • Tokyo • Paris • Seatle

  12. 6. The city where the Environmental Summit is being held… C. Paris

  13. 7. What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural areas to urban areas? A. less pollution B. more jobs C. more open space D. heat islands

  14. 7. What is one of the primary factors that draws people from rural areas to urban areas? B. more jobs

  15. 8. What was the name of the guy went around my neighborhood breaking tree limbs? • Jumping Joe • Joe Kitchen • The Snapper • Woodie

  16. 8. What was the name of the guy went around my neighborhood breaking tree limbs? c. The Snapper

  17. 9. Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by… • A. generating more factories. • B. increasing the need to drive. • C. resulting in more tree growth. • expanding the use of public • transportation.

  18. 9. Sprawl increases carbon dioxide emissions by… • B. increasing the need to drive.

  19. Which statement about sustainable cities is true? • A. They can help improve the standard of living for residents. • B. No major cities have made significant progress toward sustainability yet. • C. They are only successful in the developed world. • D. They often help encourage sprawl.

  20. Which statement about sustainable cities is true? • A. They can help improve the standard of living for residents. • B. No major cities have made significant progress toward sustainability yet. • C. They are only successful in the developed world. • D. They often help encourage sprawl.

  21. Sprawling development has • lead to... • A. increased obesity. • B. increased high blood pressure. • C. increased activty. • D. increased inactivity.

  22. Sprawling development has • lead to... • D. increased inactivity.

  23. 12. The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by… • A. farmland. • B. water parks. • C. parks and forest land. • D. urban centers.

  24. 12. The vast grasslands that once covered the middle of North America have mainly been replaced by… • farmland.

  25. Urban areas rely heavily on ________________ to supply resources such as food, water, building materials, and fuels. • A. city centers. • B. Kansas. • C. rural areas. • D. the artic.

  26. Urban areas rely heavily on ________________ to supply resources such as food, water, building materials, and fuels. • C. rural areas.

  27. 14. One way that planners enforce their decisions is _________________, the practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use. A. green development. B. new urbanization. C. zoning. D. smart growth.

  28. 14. One way that planners enforce their decisions is _________________, the practice of classifying areas for different types of development and land use. C. zoning.

  29. 15. The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called A. urbanization. B. infrastructure. C. land preservation. D. sprawl.

  30. The shift of a population from the countryside to cities is called….. • Urbanization.

  31. 16. Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people's comfort is the goal of • A. greenways. • B. urban growth boundaries. • C. green building design. • zoning.

  32. 16. Saving energy and other resources without sacrificing people's comfort is the goal of • green building design.

  33. 17. Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called A. low-density, single-use residential development. B. uncentered commercial strip development. C. scattered, or leapfrog, development. D. sparse street development.

  34. 17. Development in which businesses are arranged in a long row along a roadway, with no main community, is called B. uncentered commercial strip development.

  35. 18. What is one of the goals of New York City's sustainability plan? A. Increase energy use. B. Improve mass transit. C. Limit access to parks. D. Expand the city's boundaries.

  36. 18.What is one of the goals of New York City's sustainability plan? • Improve mass transit.

  37. 19. Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of A. land use. B. rural areas. C. urban areas. D. land cover.

  38. 19. Trees, grass, crops, wetlands, water, buildings, and pavement are all examples of D. land cover.

  39. The primary type of land cover in the United States today is… • A. forest land. • B. cropland. • C. urban land. • D. parks and preserves.

  40. The primary type of land cover in the United States today is… • forest land.

  41. 21. Per capita land consumption means A. the amount of land a country uses as a whole. B. the amount of land each person uses. C. the type of land covered by state capitals. D. the type of land people live on.

  42. 21. Per capita land consumption means the amount of land each person uses.

  43. 22. The nation's most used train systems are A. light rail systems in medium-sized cities. B. subway systems in the smallest cities. C. commuter rail systems in rural communities. D. heavy rail systems in the largest cities.

  44. The nation's most used train systems are • D. heavy rail systems in the largest cities.

  45. A(n) ____________________ is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area. • A. greenway. • B. forest. • C. heat island. • D. hot island.

  46. A(n) ____________________ is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area. • A. greenway. • B. forest. • C. heat island. • D. hot island.

  47. 23. A(n) ____________________ is an area in which the temperature is several degrees higher than that of the surrounding area. • heat island.

  48. 24. What city had two main water pipes burst in the last two weeks? • A.Jersey City • B.Belleville • C.Montclair • D.Hoboken

  49. 24. What city had two main water pipes burst in the last two weeks? • D. Hoboken

  50. 25. The infrastructure of a city includes the following except… A. Transportation corridors B. Hospital C. Range and farmland D. School

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