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Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is

less.

greater.

about the same.

better controlled.

declining.

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British cities are surrounded by open space known as

suburbs.

greenbelts.

public housing.

squatter settlements.

sprawl.

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The strongest criticism of suburbs argued that historically,

they encouraged the buying and selling of too many automobiles.

low-income people and minorities are able to live in some areas because of the low cost of the housing, the friendliness of established residents, and the myth that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there.

legal devices, such as requiring several small houses to sit on a large lot of land amid several different apartments, prevented low-income families from living in many suburbs.

low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the private schools there, the unfriendliness of African American and Hispanic minorities there, and the fear that property values would not change if other minorities were allowed to buy property there.

low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the housing, the unfriendliness (or discrimination) of established residents, and fears that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there.

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People in the United States are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by

heavy traffic.

lower opportunity for home ownership.

private land surrounding the house.

row houses and apartments.

closer proximity to cultural institutions.

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The largest component of the U.S. population lives in

suburbs.

rural settlements.

nonmetropolitan areas.

central cities.

the second and third rings of the concentric zone model.

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Factories have moved to suburban locations in part because of

adequate space to build vertical structures.

availability of large tracts of high-priced land.

good rail connections.

access to main highways.

access to cheap labor.

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Compared to the United States, poor families in European cities are more likely to be

clustered in inner-city neighborhoods.

dispersed throughout the city.

distributed uniformly in the city.

living along major boulevards.

clustered in suburbs.

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A legal form of segregation in U.S. cities is achieved through

zoning.

busing.

greenbelts.

redlining.

blockbusting.

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The U.S. government has encouraged the use of cars in part by

charging high gasoline taxes.

building interstate highways.

constructing new subways.

protecting prime agricultural land.

tax credits for automobile owners.

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Public transit is more extensive in Western European cities than in the United States primarily because

Europeans cannot afford cars.

European governments subsidize public transit.

density is lower in the United States than in Europe.

the typical European central city contains fewer high-rises.

suburbs are built at subway terminals.

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The energy efficiency of a hybrid car is tied to

the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, and at low speeds, when the gas engine is at its most efficient, an electric motor takes over. Energy that would otherwise be gained while coasting and braking is lost as electricity and heat when it would otherwise be needed.

the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, whereas at low speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking.

the use of a gasoline engine at low speeds, whereas at high speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking.

the use of hybrid gasolines.

the generation of electricity from rooftop solar panels and wind turbines affixed to the sides and undercarriage of the car.

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The largest number of daily trips are made primarily for

legal reasons.

shopping.

social meetings.

work.

recreational endeavors.

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