Politicians do not agree on whether or not
humans cause global warming, but environmentalists argue that human wastefulness and excessive gas in the environment leads to __________.
A) acid reflux disease
B) the greenhouse photochemical
C) the greenhouse effect
D) a pain in the gas
When low-income families move in to Section 8 housing, they
a. must agree to rehabilitate the house in return for a low-interest mortgage.
b. pay 30-40 percent of their adjusted gross income for rent, and the government pays the rest.
c. live rent-free for the first five years, with the money they would have paid for rent going into a savings program to cover future housing costs.
d. must pay half the market value of the housing in one lump sum.
The greenhouse effect occurs when__________.
A) plant decomposition takes place
B) the humidity from rainwater rises to the atmosphere
C) gases accumulate in the atmosphere and act as a glass roof
D) chlorofluorocarbons are absorbed by plants
Oscar Newman studied public housing and concluded that crime was much more common in
a. high-income buildings.
b. high-rise buildings.
c. older buildings.
d. buildings near subway stops.
In the late 1980s, Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton examined large cities across the United States and documented the existence of a pattern they called
a. hypersegregation.
b. central isolation.
c. overcrowding.
d. urban sprawl.
In recent decades, high-rise public housing
a. has expanded to every city in the United States.
b. has fallen out of favor, with some projects even being torn down.
c. has been constructed mostly in the suburbs.
d. has been converted to upscale shopping malls.
Although there is no precise tally of homeless people, most estimates suggest that about how many people in the United States are homeless for some period of time during any given year?
a. 5,000
b. 50,000
c. 500,000
d. 1.5 million
Which of the following contributes to the greenhouse effect?
A) Plant absorption of carbon monoxide
B) Burning of leaves from intense sun in the rainforests
C) Chlorofluorocarbon accumulation in the atmosphere
D) Low levels of plant decomposition
Jacob Riis was
a. an early photojournalist who raised awareness of urban problems.
b. a union leader who helped organized the meat-packers.
c. a New York mayor who fought for better water quality.
d. an early teacher who campaigned for tax-funded public education.
If you were a critic of urban renewal, you would say that it had failed because it
a. pushed out low-income people who needed housing the most.
b. did little to improve urban blight.
c. failed to attract the interest of private developers.
d. created urban sprawl.
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