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Torontoโs Official Plan encourages infill instead of urban sprawl. Which of these is the best example of infill?
filling in wetlands to create space for a new shopping mall
constructing a new airport on nearby farm fields
building a new transit system to link city suburbs
replacing an abandoned factory with a new apartment building
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What kind of reasons do many people give to support urban growth?
emotional
economic
health
environmental
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Which of these is NOT part of Portlandโs smart growth approach to land use planning?
a well-planned transit system
a pedestrian-friendly downtown
single-family homes on large lots
mixed-use developments
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Which phrase best describes Portland today?
a lightly populated city of big houses on large lots
the fastest-spreading human settlement in history
a compact city with controlled growth
a sprawling city with a rundown urban core
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Where is the suburb of a city most likely to be located?
inside the urban core
outside the urban growth boundary
in a mixed-use neighborhood
on the urban fringe
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Toronto's "Official Plan" allows growth to continue in what percentage of the city?
25%
45%
5%
75%
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Atlanta has been called โthe fastest-spreading human settlement in history.โ Where has most of this settlement taken place since the 1990s?
near hiking and biking trails
within the urban core
on the rural fringe
inside the growth boundary
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As Portland, Oregon, began to expand in the 1960s and 1970s, people feared that
federal highway funds would be withheld because of excessive
city planners would close down the public transit system.
Willamette Valley farmland would be covered by development
all of the above
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What mode of transportation allowed city workers to live in far away suburbs and commute to their jobs?
trains
horses
streetcars
cars
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Which of the following statements about the United States and Canada is TRUE?
Urban sprawl is actually good for the environment.
Both have agreed to bring a halt to all future development
The populations of both countries are no longer growing.
Development continues to push into the rural fringe in both
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Which two cities are expected to experience the least population growth from 1990 to 2030?
Sao Paulo, Brazil and Lagos, Nigeria
New York-Newark, United States and Tokyo, Japan
Beijing, China and Mumbai, India
Mumbai, India and Tokyo, Japan
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Why does urban sprawl continue in the United States and Canada?
all of the above
Some people prefer suburban homes to city apartments.
Land and building costs are cheaper in the rural fringe
Many people don't like laws that limit where they can live.
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