Sprawl
Name a city with a high amount of sprawl
LA, Houston, Washington D.C. area, NYC
Difference between urban and rural land
Urban-city, Rural-country
Movement of people from rural areas to urban areas
Urbanization
List one reason why it's important for cities to have green spaces
Well-being of community, less pollution
Something in an experiment that stays the same throughout the experiment
Constant
In this type of sprawl, homes are located on large lots in residential areas far from businesses
Low-density (single-use) residential
Education, more green space surrounding the city, less land use, efficiency
Classification of land areas for different types of development and land use
Zoning
Name a form of public transportation that is more "clean" and environmental friendly than automobiles
Biome characterized by cold, dry winters and cool, dry summers
Tundra
A primary contributor to sprawl
Population growth
Environmental CON to people moving into cities
Pollution, overcrowding, heat islands
The spread of high-density urban or suburban development outward from a dense urban core
Sprawl
Common phrase used to describe the principle of Smart Growth
"Build Up, Not Out"
Type of symbiotic relationship when one organism benefits and the other is not affected
Commensalism
Name an impact of sprawl to communities
Less land, money goes to suburbs, not cities, pollution, less healthy communities
What is the general trend of urbanization over the last 50 years?
Increasing-more people moving into cities
Occurs when cities are several degrees warmer than
surrounding areas
Heat islands
One advantage of an urban growth boundary (UGB)
Saves 20% in infrastructure costs compared with sprawl; decreases per capita land use; promotes economic development within the city
Cause a dead zone
Excess fertilizer runoff
Describe "Uncentered commercial strip development"
In this type of sprawl, businesses are arranged in a long strip along a roadway, with no central community.
Worldwide, the majority of land (land cover) is what category?
Forest
Vegetation and structures that cover land.
Land Cover
Name a requirement of "New Urbanism"
Public transportation (minimize need to drive)
Difference between epidemiology and toxicology
Epidemiology-study diseases
Toxicology-study potenency