Urban Sprawl

Vocabulary #25: Urban: A city #26: Rural: The countryside, found outside the city #27: Suburban: A town at the edge of a city, made up of mainly neighborhoods

Examples #28: Example of an urban area? #29: Example of a rural area? Chicago, New York City, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston, Denver, Seattle, etc. #29: Example of a rural area? PVJH is in a rural area A lot of the Midwest is rural! #30: Example of a suburban area? Chicago suburbs: Naperville, Wheaton, Aurora, Gurnee Des Moines suburbs: Johnston, Ankeny, Waukee

Urban Sprawl #31: What is urban sprawl? The rapid & uncontrolled growth of a city #32: Examples of places in the U.S. with urban sprawl: Atlanta, Georgia Nashville, Tennessee San Bernadino, California Charlotte, North Carolina Phoenix, Arizona

Add this definition to the bottom of your notes sheet: Metropolitan area: A major city with its suburbs

At your table groups: 1 person is the recorder Make a chart with 3 columns: Urban, Suburb, Rural Compare the 3 different areas with your assigned topic: Group 1: Housing Group 2: Transportation Group 3: Safety Group 4: Businesses Group 5: Roads

Characteristics of Urban Areas Transportation? Subways, busses, taxis, bikes, walking Many traffic jams Housing/buildings? Tall buildings Apartment/condo style living rather than houses with big yards What do streets look like? Streets look like a grid Businesses? Lots of: Big companies Banks Restaurants Stores: grocery, clothing, etc. Crowded spaces

Characteristics of Suburban Areas Transportation? Mainly cars—very necessary! Driving to the city or to other neighborhoods Housing/buildings? Mostly houses with yards What do streets look like? Curvy roads Businesses? Chain restaurants Stores: grocery, clothing Some big companies—but not as many as in the city

Characteristics of Rural Areas Transportation? Cars are needed—everything is spread out! Housing/buildings? Houses with a lot of farmland Barns What do streets look like? Some gravel, some paved Some straight, some windy Businesses? Not very many Small stores or restaurants

Real-world example: In Iowa Des Moines, IA used to be a city that was surrounded by rural areas Mid 1900’s: suburbs developed Johnston, IA Became a town on September 18, 1969 1970 population: 222 1980 population: 2,526 1990 population: 4,702 2000 population: 8,649 2010 population: 17, 278 2015 population: 21, 114