INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
EXAM 4 LATEST UPDATE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| A+
GRADED
urban sprawl -CORRECTANSWER the spread of low-density, auto-dependent
development on rural land outside compact urban centers
tract development -CORRECTANSWER the construction of similar residential units
over large areas
ribbon sprawl -CORRECTANSWER development along transportation routes that
usually consists of commercial and industrial building
megalopolis -CORRECTANSWER a large, regional urban center
floodplains -CORRECTANSWER lowland areas on either side of a river that are
periodically covered by water
floodplain zoning ordinances -CORRECTANSWER municipal laws that restrict future
building in floodplains
, wetlands -CORRECTANSWER areas that include swamps, tidal marshes, coastal
wetlands, and estuaries
land-use planning -CORRECTANSWER the process of evaluating the needs and wants
of the population, the characteristics and values of the land, and various alternative
solutions before changes in the land use are made
zoning -CORRECTANSWER type of land-use regulation in which land is designated for
specific potential uses, such as agriculture, commercial, residential, recreational, and
industrial
nature centers -CORRECTANSWER teaching institutions that provide a variety of
methods for people to learn about and appreciate the natural world
brownfields -CORRECTANSWER buildings and land that have been abandoned
because they are contaminated and the cost of cleaning up the site is high
brownfields development -CORRECTANSWER the concept that abandoned
contaminated sites can be cleaned up sufficiently to allow some specified uses without
totally removing all the contaminants
crust -CORRECTANSWER the thin, outer, solid surface of the Earth
EXAM 4 LATEST UPDATE 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS|| A+
GRADED
urban sprawl -CORRECTANSWER the spread of low-density, auto-dependent
development on rural land outside compact urban centers
tract development -CORRECTANSWER the construction of similar residential units
over large areas
ribbon sprawl -CORRECTANSWER development along transportation routes that
usually consists of commercial and industrial building
megalopolis -CORRECTANSWER a large, regional urban center
floodplains -CORRECTANSWER lowland areas on either side of a river that are
periodically covered by water
floodplain zoning ordinances -CORRECTANSWER municipal laws that restrict future
building in floodplains
, wetlands -CORRECTANSWER areas that include swamps, tidal marshes, coastal
wetlands, and estuaries
land-use planning -CORRECTANSWER the process of evaluating the needs and wants
of the population, the characteristics and values of the land, and various alternative
solutions before changes in the land use are made
zoning -CORRECTANSWER type of land-use regulation in which land is designated for
specific potential uses, such as agriculture, commercial, residential, recreational, and
industrial
nature centers -CORRECTANSWER teaching institutions that provide a variety of
methods for people to learn about and appreciate the natural world
brownfields -CORRECTANSWER buildings and land that have been abandoned
because they are contaminated and the cost of cleaning up the site is high
brownfields development -CORRECTANSWER the concept that abandoned
contaminated sites can be cleaned up sufficiently to allow some specified uses without
totally removing all the contaminants
crust -CORRECTANSWER the thin, outer, solid surface of the Earth
