ENV 07 - Urbanization

Harvesting wood, planting crops, or building houses are all examples of…

• Urbanization
• Infrastructure
• Land cover
• Land use

Trees, grassland, wetlands, or pavement are all examples of...

• Urbanization
• Infrastructure
• Land cover
• Land use

The shift of a population from the countryside to the city is called...

• Urbanization
• Infrastructure
• Land cover
• Land use

Community supports like transportation, water services, electricity, and schools are all examples of...

• Urbanization
• Infrastructure
• Land cover
• Land use

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The primary type of land cover in the United States is

• Forest land

• Cropland

• Urban land

• Oil drilling land

Land that is sparsely populated (small number of people who are spread out over a large area) and has few buildings or roads is defined as a(n)

• Rural area

• Urban area

• Urbanized area

• Shipping area

Where do most Americans live?

• Urban areas

• Rural areas

• On ranches adnd farms

• People have an equal population density across the US

If most people live in urban areas, why should rural areas still be preserved?

• They preserve natural habitats.
• They provide crucial infrastructure.
• They contain greenbelts.
• None of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Regardless of where people live, they are dependent on resources produced in

• rural areas
• natural parks
• urban areas
• wilderness areas

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is one of the primary (main) factors that draws people from rural areas to urban areas?

• More jobs
• Less pollution
• More open space
• Heat islands