APES Chapter 13 Complete Study Guide and Environmental Science Pollution and Waste
Management Revision Notes
Oregon's strong policy of enforcing UGBs (urban growth boundaries) to create livable cities has
been exemplary for many years, but between 2004 and 2007, voters ________. - correct answer
✔✔passed a bill giving property owners some exceptions from UGB rules
Worldwide, the fastest growing cities today are mostly ________. - correct answer ✔✔in
developing nations, such as Delhi, India
American cities in the northern United States, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit,
________. - correct answer ✔✔grew very rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries
In developing nations such as India and Nigeria, ________. - correct answer ✔✔rural people are
moving to the cities in large numbers
The world's urban populations are ________. - correct answer ✔✔growing at a faster rate than
the global population as a whole
Air travel, the Internet, cheap fossil fuels, and television all have allowed people to ________. -
correct answer ✔✔remain connected while living in less centralized locations
Historically, large cities have tended to develop ________. - correct answer ✔✔along trade
routes
Since 2009, for the first time ever, more people in the world were living in __________ areas
than __________ areas. - correct answer ✔✔urban; rural
What percentage of the U.S. population are considered urban-dwellers?` - correct answer
✔✔82%
, What does UGB stand for? - correct answer ✔✔urban growth boundary
The greatest general problem with suburbs is ________. - correct answer ✔✔that they spread
environmental impact over a larger area
What is the major factor driving the move to the suburbs from cities? - correct answer
✔✔desire to live in less crowded, more peaceful conditions
Urban sprawl typically results in ________. - correct answer ✔✔increased commuting distances
Any consideration of the true costs of sprawl must include ________. - correct answer ✔✔the
increased use of fossil fuels
Suburban living encourages ________. - correct answer ✔✔increased use of automobiles
This figure shows the population of Portland, Oregon, from 1850 to 2015. What is the
explanation for the population trend from 1950 to 1980? - correct answer ✔✔the exodus of
residents to the suburbs
Submit
Research has suggested that sprawl may impact human health because of ________. - correct
answer ✔✔reduced physical activity
Sprawl is the spread of __________ urban or suburban development outward from an urban
center. - correct answer ✔✔low-density
Two components of sprawl are __________. - correct answer ✔✔human population growth and
per capita land consumption
Management Revision Notes
Oregon's strong policy of enforcing UGBs (urban growth boundaries) to create livable cities has
been exemplary for many years, but between 2004 and 2007, voters ________. - correct answer
✔✔passed a bill giving property owners some exceptions from UGB rules
Worldwide, the fastest growing cities today are mostly ________. - correct answer ✔✔in
developing nations, such as Delhi, India
American cities in the northern United States, such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Detroit,
________. - correct answer ✔✔grew very rapidly in the 19th and early 20th centuries
In developing nations such as India and Nigeria, ________. - correct answer ✔✔rural people are
moving to the cities in large numbers
The world's urban populations are ________. - correct answer ✔✔growing at a faster rate than
the global population as a whole
Air travel, the Internet, cheap fossil fuels, and television all have allowed people to ________. -
correct answer ✔✔remain connected while living in less centralized locations
Historically, large cities have tended to develop ________. - correct answer ✔✔along trade
routes
Since 2009, for the first time ever, more people in the world were living in __________ areas
than __________ areas. - correct answer ✔✔urban; rural
What percentage of the U.S. population are considered urban-dwellers?` - correct answer
✔✔82%
, What does UGB stand for? - correct answer ✔✔urban growth boundary
The greatest general problem with suburbs is ________. - correct answer ✔✔that they spread
environmental impact over a larger area
What is the major factor driving the move to the suburbs from cities? - correct answer
✔✔desire to live in less crowded, more peaceful conditions
Urban sprawl typically results in ________. - correct answer ✔✔increased commuting distances
Any consideration of the true costs of sprawl must include ________. - correct answer ✔✔the
increased use of fossil fuels
Suburban living encourages ________. - correct answer ✔✔increased use of automobiles
This figure shows the population of Portland, Oregon, from 1850 to 2015. What is the
explanation for the population trend from 1950 to 1980? - correct answer ✔✔the exodus of
residents to the suburbs
Submit
Research has suggested that sprawl may impact human health because of ________. - correct
answer ✔✔reduced physical activity
Sprawl is the spread of __________ urban or suburban development outward from an urban
center. - correct answer ✔✔low-density
Two components of sprawl are __________. - correct answer ✔✔human population growth and
per capita land consumption
