Urbanization and Human Impact

Where do most of the people in the US live?

• 80 % in cities
• 80 % in the country
• 20% in the woods
• 25% by beach

Urban areas are categorized by populations greater than ....?

• 500
• 250,000
• 2,500
• 1 million

Which of the following is an example of Passive pollution?  

• nuclear waste
• garbage
• car emissions
• Land covered with forests, crops, etc

What is urbanization?

• When people move from urban to rural areas
• When people move from the lake to the forest
• When people move from rural areas to urban areas
• When people work in factories more than farming

What did NOT lead to the increase in urbanization?

• Population decrease
• Population growth
• Industrialization
• Moving from farming to industry

What is NOT an environmental cost of urbanization?

• storm water runoff
• Industrial byproducts
• vehicle congestion 
• More green energy

What 2 factors contribute to an increase in sprawl?

• Population growth and per capita land
• Population decrease and land increase
• Population staying the same and urbanization
• Urban and rural

What is NOT an impact of sprawl?

• Transporation: little to no public transportation
• Decreased pollution because of decreased driving
• Land use: Less land left as open space
• Economics: Wealth in suburbs, and urban areas more poor

What would happen to the land of the US if we were to spread out the people that live in the cities?

• Less land and resources
• More land and resources
• More land
• Nothing everything would stay the same

What area of the US is more urban?

• Midwest
• Southern states
• North East and west coasts
• Alaska