Urbanization
Urbanization occurs when an area's _____________ is concentrated in cities.
A. food C. roads
B. trees D. population
D. population
Land needed to support a city with food, electricity, and other materials can be __________ times the area of the actual city.
a. 2 b. 20
c. 200 d. 2000
C. 200
Which is NOT in the 3 E's of sustainable growth?
A. Environment B. Excellence
C. Economy D. Equity
B. Excellence
What was the name of the scientist who developed a wheat plant that helped feed millions of people?
A. Norman Peale B. Norman Borlaug
C. Greg Norman D. Norman Swartzkopf
B. Norman Borlaug
What is the name of Mr. Keating's dog?
A. Shrek C. Fiona
B. Donkey D. Puss N Boots
C. Fiona
List the 4 main types of Land Use in all areas.
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
Mixed Use
List 3 bad environmental things about the cities.
loss of biodiversity
creation of heat islands
noise and light pollution
pollution runoff
What are 3 benefits of trees?
Air: filtering and production of O2
Water: filtering and erosion prevention
Biodiversity: habitats and protection for birds and bugs
Social: forestry jobs
Health: reduce stress and anxiety, and protect skin from sun
Climate: provide shade, store carbon, emit O2.
What are 2 negative impacts of agriculture (farming) on the environment?
habitat destruction, fertilizer and pesticides, soil erosion, overuse of water, carbon emission.
Which field day activity can you hit a target and drop a teacher in cold water?
Dunk Tank
How did agriculture lead to the forming of cities?
People didn't need to grow their own food anymore so they could do special jobs that helped in other ways.
Or
We made more food than we needed so people had more time and energy to produce large buildings and roads.
List 3 environmental benefits of cities:
energy efficiency
education
jobs
improved infrastructure (buildings, roads)
How can we help reduce habitat fragmentation?
Making corridors
________________ is the alternation of crops with small grains to slow water runoff.
Strip Cropping
Which street is DCTS located on?
Locust Lane
List 3 jobs that were indirectly developed because of improved agriculture?
Shipping, road making, boat production, carpentry, sales, transportation, ag equipment, food storage, ports.
Push factors are reasons people leave rural areas like: climate change or lack of jobs.
Pull factors are motivating for people to move to cities like: entertainment, buildings, education, jobs, infrastructure, access to health care.
How much carbon can a tree absorb in its first 40 years?
1 ton
Moving cows (livestock) to different pastures prevents what?
Overgrazing
Which college football team won the NCAA championship in 2025?
Ohio St
Where is the oldest known agricultural development?
Fertile Crescent
Tigris Euphrates River Valley
Yangtze River Valley
What is the fastest growing city in PA?
Pittsburgh
Go Steelers!
What is the biggest forest in the world?
Amazon Rainforest (but it's shrinking)
What is the name of the warehouse farming we studied which plants veggies in rows on top of one another?
In terms of players per week, which video game is the most popular in 2025?
Counter Strike 2