Introduction+to+Urban+Sprawl

An urban sprawl is a large expanse of space of all streets and houses that all look the same. The suburbs is an expance of housing on the edge of a city.

GEOTERMS.

Metropolitan area; a major population center made up of a large city and the smaller suburbs and towns that surrounded it. Suburb; a developed area at the edge of a city that is mainly homes. Urban fringe; a ring of small towns and suburbs that surround a big city. Urban core; the older part of a big city. Often the urban core serves as the downtown or central business district. Urban sprawl; the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1.) One thing that is wrong with an urban sprawl is: A.) It is too busy B.) It is too hot C.) It is rapidly built and poorly planned

2.) A suburb is: A.) on the edge of a city B.) in the center of a city C.) a small town far away from a city D.) a fancy ice cream shop

3.) An urban fringe is: A.) a frilly fringe on your grandmothers curtains B.) a ring of towns around a city C.) a major population

center in the center of a big city