Chapter 22

CHAPTER 22
URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE CITIES
 
Chapter Overview

This chapter’s material explains the origin and the growth of cities. 

Students must understand why cities grow and the challenges that people face in both the
developing and developed world. 

They will also explore the concepts of urban
sprawl and smart growth.

Do to the abbreviated nature of this week, your assignments will be:

Chapter 21 test
Case Study
Cornell Notes page 512 & DOL questions
FRQ

We will skip the quiz, and activities for Chapter 22

Practice Questions
Multiple Choice:
Directions for questions 1–5: The lettered choices below correspond to the descriptions given in questions 1–5. Select the one lettered choice that best fits each statement. Each choice may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
(A) shantytowns
(B) garden cities
(C) greenfield development
(D) brownfield development
(E) conservation development
 
1. projects built on previously undeveloped farmlands or forests on the outskirts
of large cities
2. building on abandoned, reclaimed industrial land
3. housing development on undeveloped land in which houses are built of
corrugated metal or discarded packing crates
4. cluster housing, or open space zoning, preserves at least half of a subdivision
as natural areas, farmland, or other forms of open space
5. houses clustered in superblocks surrounded by parks, gardens, and sports grounds
 
6. All of the following are characteristics of urban sprawl, except
(A) centralized planning or control of land.
(B) widespread strip malls and big-box stores.
(C) decaying city centers.
(D) unlimited outward expansion.
(E) dominance of freeways and private automobiles.
 
7. An urban area that consists of more than 10 million inhabitants is a
_____________.
 
(A) metropolis
(B) megalopolis
(C) really big city
(D) super size city
(E) megacity

8. Which city has the highest growth rate?
(A) London
(B) Tokyo
(C) New York City
(D) Los Angeles
(E) Paris
 
9. How many more times is the population of New York City in 2015 from 1900?
(A) 2 times
(B) 3 times
(C) 5 times
(D) 7 times
(E) 10 times
 
10. In 2015, what is the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere?
(A) Mexico City
(B) Sao Paulo
(C) Delhi
(D) Jakarta
(E) Cairo