Case+of+Portland,+OR+Section

Willamette valley in Oregon is 120 miles long and 25 to 40 miles wide and is Oregons richest farmland more than 120 varieties are grown. orchards produce fruits nuts and flowers. it is not all farmland. Portland is a city with natures, buildings and many people. in 1973 governer Tom McCall called the state legislature to deal with the issue of population growth. One option was to set aside one acre of open space, park land, for ever acre that was developed. A second option was to create firm boundaries around cities where no one could build. A third option was to ban all development in some rural areas.

What they did: In 1973 Oregon was the first state to have land use laws.Oregon made a law creating urban growth boundaries.The growth was around the city of Portland and nearly suburbs. Portland also has a wide variety of public transportation.

urban growth boundaries- a legal border that seperates urban growth boundaries from rural growth boundaries.

urban growth- is the growth of an urban area to make the city bigger.

what year did Portlands growing population start to worry people?

a.1920-1930 b.1870-1890 c.1960-1970 d.1950-1960

what is Oregon's largest city?

a. Salem b. Portland c. Burns d. Walla walla

what are urban growth boundaries? a. seperates land for different people b. controls waterways c.a legal border that seperates urban growth boundaries from rural growth boundaries