Question

1. ______ the phrase \concrete jungle\ is a metaphor used to describe:

a) a dense rainforest.
b) a city with many hard surfaces and little greenery.
c) a construction site for a new zoo.
d) a highway system.

1. ______ when people move from the inner city to residential areas on the outskirts, it is called:

a) urbanization
b) rural flight
c) suburbanization
d) industrialization

1. ______ what is hawksbeard?

a) a type of predatory bird.
b) a facial hair style for mountain men.
c) a flowering plant that has adapted to grow in sidewalk cracks.
d) a building material used in skyscrapers.

1. ______ rural flight occurs when:

a) people leave the city to buy farms.
b) young people leave the countryside to seek jobs in the city.
c) birds migrate south for the winter.
d) cities build more parks.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. b) A city with many hard surfaces and little greenery.
2. c) Suburbanization
3. c) A flowering plant that has adapted to grow in sidewalk cracks.
4. b) Young people leave the countryside to seek jobs in the city.
5. Concrete Jungle
6. Juncos
7. Urban Sprawl
8. Urban
9. Rural Flight
10. Hawksbeard
11. Metropolitan Area
12. Suburbanization
13. Rat
14. Rural