Question

illustrating the uneven nature of urban growth, which cities grew and which cities lost population between 2000 and 2010?
○ detroit and new orleans grew in population, while houston and phoenix last population
○ detroit and new orleans lost population, while houston and phoenix grew in population
○ detroit and phoenix lost population, while new orleans and houston grew in population
○ detroit, houston, phoenix, and new orleans all grew in population during this time

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze urban population trends (historical data context: post - 2005 Hurricane Katrina for New Orleans, industrial decline for Detroit, and Sun Belt growth for Houston/Phoenix).

• Detroit: Faced industrial decline, lost population.
• New Orleans: Hit by Hurricane Katrina (2005), lost population in the short - term (though had recovery later, but within 2000 - 2010, it lost population).
• Houston and Phoenix: Part of Sun Belt growth, had population increase.

Now we check the options:

• Option 1: Says Detroit and New Orleans grew, which is wrong.
• Option 2: Says Detroit and New Orleans lost (correct for their population trends) and Houston and Phoenix grew (correct for their trends).
• Option 3: Misstates Phoenix as losing, which is wrong.
• Option 4: Says all grew, which is wrong.

Answer:

B. Detroit and New Orleans lost population, while Houston and Phoenix grew in population