Concrete Jungles & Rolling Plains: Examining Urban and Rural Environments

1. 
   Define the word infrastructure: ____________________________________________________
   

2. 
   Which of the following would be classified as “infrastructure”? (circle all that apply)
   
   1. 
      Mountains
      
   2. 
      Interstate 95
      
   3. 
      The New London Day
      
   4. 
      The Atlantic Ocean
      
   5. 
      Milestone Nuclear Power Plant
      

3. 
   Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.
   

1. 
   widespread c. expensive
   
2. 
   uncommon d. more luxurious
   

I chose answer choice ___ because: _________________________________________________

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4. 
   True or False. There is great lingual diversity in the tow of Waterford.
   

I think the statement is ______________ (true or false) because: ________________________

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5. 
   True or False. The town of Waterford is densely populated.
   

I think the statement is ______________ (true or false) because: ________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. 
   What is urban sprawl? Provide an example to illustrate your definition. ___________________
   

7. 
   Would you classify Waterford, CT as a rural, suburban or urban environment? Why?
   

I think the town of Waterford is a ____________________ environment because: __________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (you must define the term you selected and give two supporting reasons)

8. 
   There are fifteen students in Mrs. Smith’s cooking class. All of the students are boys and they all have brown hair. All fifteen boys are 12 years old and they are all in 7^th grade. All fifteen of the boys love baseball.
   

Which of the following adjectives best describes the students in Mrs. Smith’s class?

1. 
   heterogeneous
   
2. 
   smart
   
3. 
   homogeneous
   
4. 
   tall
   

I chose answer choice ___ because: _________________________________________________

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Name: World Geography

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