Urbanization WEEK OF FEB 8 TH

Bellringer: Feb 8 & 9  In which of the following places would you choose to live: a high-rise apartment in a big city or a 40-acre ranch bordering a national forest? Why? What factors would play a part in your decision?

Discuss homework  Open “Land Use Interview” on Moodle.  Interview 2 adults of different age groups who have lived in the area for over 10 years and then use the information gathered to write a summary of how Clermont has changed over the years.  One individual can be a family member  Due: Feb 19 th

Urban Sprawl Activity  Open “Urban Sprawl Intro” and “Urban Sprawl Activity” in Schoology.

Bellringer: Feb 10 th  Is the environmental impact of big cities all positive, all negative, or neither?

Continue Urban Sprawl Activity  Page 2 “What would you do”

 Complete page 4 of the Urban Sprawl Activity  assignment (page 4 and 5 completed) to

Bellringer: Feb 11 & 12  Define Sprawl. What two factors contribute to it?

 Download Urbanization Bookwork  Begin bookwork using pages 292 – 304.

Notes: Urban Sprawl  Urban Sprawl: the spread of low-density urban or suburban development outward from an urban center  Contributors:  Population Growth  Increased per capita land consumption  People like having space and privacy  Highways and better telecommunications allow workers greater flexibility to live further from home

Patterns of Sprawl  Uncentered Commercial Sprawl: Businesses in long strips along road  Low-Density Single Use Residential: Homes are located in large lots  Scattered/Leapfrog: Residences are built from a city center but not integrated into each other  Sparse Street Network: Roads are built far apart to be undeveloped but not far enough to function as recreational areas

Impacts  Transportation: People are forced to buy/drive cars  Pollution: CO2 from cars. Motor oil and road salt seep into ground water  Public Health: Physical inactivity leads to obesity and high blood pressure  Land Use: More buildings and roads leave less land for farms, forests, and fields  Economics: Wealthy people move and take their tax money with them.