AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 5.10 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 5.10 of AP Environmental Science – Impacts of Urbanization.
Questions List
Topic 5.10
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: EIN-2.M
What is urbanization?
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Topic 5.10: Impacts of Urbanization
Learning Objective: EIN-2.M
Describe the effects of urbanization on the environment.
Essential Knowledge: EIN-2.M.1
Urbanization can lead to depletion of resources and saltwater intrusion in the hydrologic cycle.
Essential Knowledge: EIN-2.M.2
Urbanization, through the burning of fossil fuels and landfills, affects the carbon cycle by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Essential Knowledge: EIN-2.M.3
Impervious surfaces are human-made structures—such as roads, buildings, sidewalks, and parking lots—that do not allow water to reach the soil, leading to flooding.
Essential Knowledge: EIN-2.M.4
Urban sprawl is the change in population distribution from high population density areas to low density suburbs that spread into rural lands, leading to potential environmental problems.
