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List at least three observations from the initial map, Earth at Night.

Click the content box and check the megacities box. Select show legend for this box.

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What is a megacity?

An urban area with populations greater than 10 million

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What are some possible characteristics of a megacity?

A dense population center

Open areas of land with few houses

A large surface footprint

An extensive transportation system

Using the Details pane, click the button, Show Contents Of Map. Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, World Urban Sprawl.

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Zoom in and out to view and explore some of these cities.

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Describe urban sprawl.

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Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?

Increased highway construction

White flight (moving of white people to the suburbs)

More affordable automobiles

Cheap mortgages on new construction

Decreasing costs of living in the city

Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, Megacities.

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Where are most megacities located?

Europe

North America

Southeast Asia and India

South America

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Which of the follow is NOT a potential negative effects related to urban sprawl?

Traffic congestion

Pollution

Land consumption

Better schools

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What are urban planners trying to balance?

Money and pollution

Traffic congestion and open space

Growth and quality of life

Well-being and budgets

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Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of traffic.

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Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of water.

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What are some factors that contributed to Houston’s growth spurt?

Medical center jobs

Busy port

Oil industry bust

Affordable housing

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Describe how zoning is involved in the affordability of living in Houston.

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What are some ways Medellin has invested in its poorest districts and why do you think neighborhood development of this nature benefits cities as a whole?

Improving the poorer parts increases taxes

Improving the poorer parts helps people make money

Improving the poorer parts costs too much money

Improving the poorer parts helps the whole city succeed

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Describe what Detroit has done to increase redevelopment and why these changes were necessary.

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How has Vancouver improved walkability and what are the benefits?

Roads favor pedestrians and encourage walking within the dense business district

Roads favor cars and make it more dangerous to walk

They built a tunnel subway that protects pedestrials from cold weather so more people walk

They built an extensive water ferry system to transport cars and reduce greenhouse gases

1. Many other cities, such as Los Angeles are upping the ante on hotels, venues, and even public transportation. For each of the following urban innovation strategies, explain how they may make cities more sustainable. Sustainability practices reduce pollution/greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency, reduces the amount of resources used, and provide ecosystem services (air and water purification, nutrient cycling, waste treatment, etc.)

Find answers on your own.

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Explain how cities are trying to increase traffic to downtown areas (through improved attractions, hotels, restaurants, shows, conventions, sporting events).

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Explain why cities are making venues conveniently close together.

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Explain why cities are building taller and more compact buildings that have mixed-use development

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Explain why cities are improving public transit with light rail-cars to make travel between areas of interest fast and carless.

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1/5 Urbanization AP

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1/5 Urbanization AP

Go HERE for 1-7.

List at least three observations from the initial map, Earth at Night.

What is a megacity?

What are some possible characteristics of a megacity?

Using the Details pane, click the button, Show Contents Of Map. Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, World Urban Sprawl.

Describe urban sprawl.

Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?

Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?

Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, Megacities.

Where are most megacities located?

Which of the follow is NOT a potential negative effects related to urban sprawl?

Go HERE for 8-15.

What are urban planners trying to balance?

Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of traffic.

Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of water.

What are some factors that contributed to Houston’s growth spurt?

Describe how zoning is involved in the affordability of living in Houston.

What are some ways Medellin has invested in its poorest districts and why do you think neighborhood development of this nature benefits cities as a whole?

Describe what Detroit has done to increase redevelopment and why these changes were necessary.

How has Vancouver improved walkability and what are the benefits?

Find answers on your own.

Explain how cities are trying to increase traffic to downtown areas (through improved attractions, hotels, restaurants, shows, conventions, sporting events).

Explain why cities are making venues conveniently close together.

Explain why cities are building taller and more compact buildings that have mixed-use development

Explain why cities are improving public transit with light rail-cars to make travel between areas of interest fast and carless.

Explain why cities are adding rooftop gardens.

List at least three observations from the initial map, Earth at Night.

What is a megacity?

What are some possible characteristics of a megacity?

Using the Details pane, click the button, Show Contents Of Map. Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, World Urban Sprawl.

Describe urban sprawl.

Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?

Which of the following factors contributed to sprawl in the United States?

Click the checkbox to the left of the layer name, Megacities.

Where are most megacities located?

Which of the follow is NOT a potential negative effects related to urban sprawl?

What are urban planners trying to balance?

Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of traffic.

Describe the ways Singapore is managing the extremely limited resources of water.

What are some factors that contributed to Houston’s growth spurt?

Describe how zoning is involved in the affordability of living in Houston.

What are some ways Medellin has invested in its poorest districts and why do you think neighborhood development of this nature benefits cities as a whole?

Describe what Detroit has done to increase redevelopment and why these changes were necessary.

How has Vancouver improved walkability and what are the benefits?

Find answers on your own.

Explain how cities are trying to increase traffic to downtown areas (through improved attractions, hotels, restaurants, shows, conventions, sporting events).

Explain why cities are making venues conveniently close together.

Explain why cities are building taller and more compact buildings that have mixed-use development

Explain why cities are improving public transit with light rail-cars to make travel between areas of interest fast and carless.

Explain why cities are adding rooftop gardens.