Question 1

What produces the loudest sound?

Accepted Answer

A)  a military rifle 
B)  a jackhammer 
C)  a chain saw 
D)  a rock concert 
A)  a military rifle 
B)  a jackhammer 
C)  a chain saw 
D)  a rock concert

Question 2

What percentage of the world's cars are in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  about a quarter of the world's cars 
B)  about a third of the world's cars 
C)  about a half of the world's cars 
D)  about two thirds of the world's cars 
A)  about a quarter of the world's cars 
B)  about a third of the world's cars 
C)  about a half of the world's cars 
D)  about two thirds of the world's cars

Question 3

Is it true that inputs in the form of energy,food,water,etc.are much more expensive in terms of supporting a city than a small town or a rural area?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is it true that inputs in the...

Question 4

What can impede ecologically sound development?

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing land trusts 
B)  taxing land on the basis of the economically highest potential use 
C)  requiring environmental impact analyses for private projects 
D)  implementing conservation easements 
A)  establishing land trusts 
B)  taxing land on the basis of the economically highest potential use 
C)  requiring environmental impact analyses for private projects 
D)  implementing conservation easements

Question 5

____________________ are the most widely used form of mass transit.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ are the most widely used form...

Question 6

Urban sprawl often displaces prime farmland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement best characterizes the squatter settlement populations of most cities in developing countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are declining in number. 
B)  They have lower incomes than do the rural poor. 
C)  They are people who don't pay taxes or own the houses they live in. 
D)  They consist of homeless people living in makeshift shelters. 
A)  They are declining in number. 
B)  They have lower incomes than do the rural poor. 
C)  They are people who don't pay taxes or own the houses they live in. 
D)  They consist of homeless people living in makeshift shelters.

Question 8

What is one means of creating urban open space?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing renewable energy technologies 
B)  banning all cars from an urban area 
C)  increasing urban sprawl 
D)  instituting greenbelts 
A)  increasing renewable energy technologies 
B)  banning all cars from an urban area 
C)  increasing urban sprawl 
D)  instituting greenbelts

Question 9

Which one of the following characterizes a city area compared to the rural area?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cool pocket 
B)  a heat island 
C)  a dust bowl 
D)  a biodiversity oasis 
A)  a cool pocket 
B)  a heat island 
C)  a dust bowl 
D)  a biodiversity oasis

Question 10

What is a problem in Canada,as well as in other countries with lots of room for expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  people do not have transportation solutions for travelling in this large area 
B)  lack of efficient highway systems 
C)  too little prime farmland is being developed, due to transportation issues 
D)  urban sprawl is spreading out rapidly 
A)  people do not have transportation solutions for travelling in this large area 
B)  lack of efficient highway systems 
C)  too little prime farmland is being developed, due to transportation issues 
D)  urban sprawl is spreading out rapidly

Question 11

IN/OUT
  
-According to the diagram,which outputs are causing the greatest problems for people and the environment?

Accepted Answer

solid wastes,air pol

Question 12

One of the causes of urban sprawl is the fact that numerous political jurisdictions may have influence over one area,but with little effective management.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By what percentage did the urban population increase between 1850 and 2009 due to the global urban revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It increased from 2% in 1850 to 54% in 2014. 
B)  It increased from 10% in 1850 to 64% in 2014. 
C)  It increased from 20% in 1850 to 54% in 2014. 
D)  It increased from 40% in 1850 to 74% in 2014. 
A)  It increased from 2% in 1850 to 54% in 2014. 
B)  It increased from 10% in 1850 to 64% in 2014. 
C)  It increased from 20% in 1850 to 54% in 2014. 
D)  It increased from 40% in 1850 to 74% in 2014.

Question 14

What percentage of travel in the world occurs by foot,bicycle,motor scooter,and bus?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  60% 
D)  90% 
A)  10% 
B)  30% 
C)  60% 
D)  90%

Question 15

The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe calls for all but one of the following.Which point is NOT supported by the plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  higher-density mixed-use neighbourhoods 
B)  the development of more mass transit 
C)  communities in which work, shopping, and recreation are all in close proximity 
D)  the development of a super-highway system 
A)  higher-density mixed-use neighbourhoods 
B)  the development of more mass transit 
C)  communities in which work, shopping, and recreation are all in close proximity 
D)  the development of a super-highway system

Question 16

What is one of the two ways in which urban areas grow?

Accepted Answer

A)  by immigration 
B)  low incidence of disease 
C)  by unnatural increase 
D)  low death rates 
A)  by immigration 
B)  low incidence of disease 
C)  by unnatural increase 
D)  low death rates

Question 17

The declining economic health of cities often leads to reductions in services-i.e.,water,electricity,open spaces,timely garbage collection,etc.-to their residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Growth of low-density development at the edge of cities and towns that causes a decrease in farmland or forests is referred to as _________________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Growth of low-density development at the edge...

Question 19

Three-fourths of North Americans live in _________________________,or cities and towns with populations of at least 50 000 people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Three-fourths of North Americans live in _________________________,or...

Question 20

Tax laws that encourage home ownership do NOT contribute to urban sprawl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: Sustainable Cities

What produces the loudest sound?

What percentage of the world's cars are in North America?

Is it true that inputs in the form of energy,food,water,etc.are much more expensive in terms of supporting a city than a small town or a rural area?

What can impede ecologically sound development?

____________________ are the most widely used form of mass transit.

Urban sprawl often displaces prime farmland.

Which statement best characterizes the squatter settlement populations of most cities in developing countries?

What is one means of creating urban open space?

Which one of the following characterizes a city area compared to the rural area?

What is a problem in Canada,as well as in other countries with lots of room for expansion?

IN/OUT -According to the diagram,which outputs are causing the greatest problems for people and the environment?

One of the causes of urban sprawl is the fact that numerous political jurisdictions may have influence over one area,but with little effective management.

By what percentage did the urban population increase between 1850 and 2009 due to the global urban revolution?

What percentage of travel in the world occurs by foot,bicycle,motor scooter,and bus?

The Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe calls for all but one of the following.Which point is NOT supported by the plan?

What is one of the two ways in which urban areas grow?

The declining economic health of cities often leads to reductions in services-i.e.,water,electricity,open spaces,timely garbage collection,etc.-to their residents.

Growth of low-density development at the edge of cities and towns that causes a decrease in farmland or forests is referred to as _________________________.

Three-fourths of North Americans live in _________________________,or cities and towns with populations of at least 50 000 people.

Tax laws that encourage home ownership do NOT contribute to urban sprawl.

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