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35 Cards in this Set
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The movement of cities outward, away from town's center is called...
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urban sprawl
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Former industrial sites, now abandoned and possibly containing hazardous waste, in cities, are called....
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brownfields
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Urban sprawl typically causes the disappearance of f_____ and natural areas with the required appearance of more r_____.
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farms
roads |
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Urban sprawl is designed with the ____ in mind, not the pedestrian or bicyclist.
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car
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______ are environmentally friendly places allowing people to socialize, do business, and get to work without cars.
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Cities
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At the end of WWII, cities became more industrial and less pleasant places to live. So, the American Dream was to....
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have your home and land away from the city.
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With more people buying cars a the end of WWII, there was little need for ___ ____ anymore, since you could drive where you pleased.
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mass transit
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More cars meant more congestion, more accidents, and more air_____ and much more ______ consumed.
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pollution
energy |
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Living in suburbs meant that more i____, like wires, pipes, garbage service, and schools be extended which is costly.
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infrastructure
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Each gallon of gas purchased has contributed some tax to the H___ T____ fund, which helps build new roads.
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Highway Trust
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The more you commute, the more...
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the Highway Trust Fund will build roads for you, which will promote more suburbs, which promotes more driving, which (CYCLE REPEATS)
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New and further suburbs are called...
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exurbs
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Urban sprawl is ___ sustainable.
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un or not
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High density (more sustainable) housing can be found in....
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cities
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Low density housing can be found in....
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suburbs
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Urban sprawl ____water runoff, instead of allowing water to i_____ the groundwater, and _____ surface water quality.
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increases
infiltration worsens |
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Startling, but our little mountain town is close to 4 of the worst 5 cases of urban sprawl in the country. They are...
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Greensboro- Winston/Salem - High Point
Raleigh-Durham Atlanta Spartanburg-Greenville (#8 - Knoxville) |
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Urban sprawl is causing more of our food to be grown ....
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farther away
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More wildlife is killed by ____ (& hence roads) than by by hunters.
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vehicles
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Urban sprawl is causing higher incidence of o____ and high ___ ___ because we don't walk or bike as much anymore.
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obesity
blood pressure |
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One big reason urban sprawl is favored is because of reduced amount of c____, and thus people feel safer.
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crime
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Quality of e_____ for kids has generally been better with urban sprawl, but this is not always true.
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education
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Housing is usually $ ?? in the suburbs
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cheaper
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Suburbs usually allow ____ participation in local government.
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increased
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Suburbs tend to be more h____ in the type of people they have (which can actually be a bad thing since it promotes segregation).
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homogeneous
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Because of suburbs, ____ people are often left in cities, making their problem even worse.
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poor / minority / handicapped
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As people/business exit cities, the ____ base (which supports the infrastructure of the city) erodes, leaving the cities poorer than ever.
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tax
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Racial integration combined with ability to buy a car and a suburb home created....
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"white flight"
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"White flight" caused cities to become ....
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blighted (mostly poor African Americans & minorities remained).
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When businesses close and board-up in blighted cities, the value of the property _____, meaning that ____ tax dollars will be collected on that property
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decreases
fewer, if any |
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With businesses in blighted cities mostly gone, ____ is serious because the remaining poor folks have no place to work and local services are no longer available.
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unemployment (about 50%)
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Because of unemployment and lack of business in blighted cities, residents often resort to ______ to sustain themselves.
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drug dealing, violence, crime, prostitution, etc.
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Urban blight can be corrected when city leaders....
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make efforts to revitalize downtowns and encourage growth there with incentive and transportation
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Cities built with p_____ and b____ in mind are sustainable cleaner, and friendlier places to live.
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pedestrians
bikers |
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One activity that reduces urban blight is creation of u____ g____ so food won't have to come from so far away and to give ____ to some poor people and a way for people to c_____ their waste organic matter.
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urban gardens
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