What is the significance?What is this picture of?

Homework Chapter 13 pages 344 – 349Question: With the ever growing

population and the demand on the current health care system, should euthanasia and eugenics be practiced by the government?

For next class be able to explain what is euthanasia and eugenics?

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Growth Urbanization = the movement of people from

rural to urban (cities and suburbs) areasSociety’s greatest change since it became

sedentary Urban populations are growing rapidly

The growing human populationMore people are moving to urban areas

GrowthUrbanization began when agricultural surpluses allowed

people to leave their farmsCreating specialized manufacturing professions, class

structure, political hierarchies, and urban centersThe industrial revolution spawned technology

Creating jobs and opportunities in citiesIncreasing production efficiencies

In 1950, 30% of the population was urban; today, it’s 49%Urban populations will double by 2050Rural populations will decline by 16%

Why cities grewCities grew to bring the labor force closer to the factories and because cheap housing.Cities grew because of climate, topography, and waterways determine whether a small settlement becomes a large city

What is the significance of this picture?This is roughly where Fenway Park is located.Filled in to allow growth of the city, hence the term

Backbay.

Where is this?

Who came up with the idea of highways and why?President Eisenhower.To evacuate the population in the event of a nuclear war.

Could this be achieved successfully today?Lead to greater growth of the country and more

movement by people.

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How did our society develop:1st Hunter / GathersFarmersDevelopment of the cities People move away from the cities but

people still want easy access to the cities.

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Urbanization began when agricultural surpluses allowed people to leave their farmsCreating specialized manufacturing professions,

class structure, political hierarchies, and urban centers

The industrial revolution spawned technologyCreating jobs and opportunities in cities

In 1950, 30% of the population was urban; today, it’s 49%Urban populations will double by 2050Rural populations will decline by 16%What is / will be the impact?

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Today, cities thrive in resource-poor areasCheap fossil fuels and powerful technologies (Dallas)Water is brought in from distant areas (e.g., Las

Vegas)Cities in the southern and western U.S. have grownWhy?

People (retirees) moved from northern and eastern states. Why Texas, Arizona & Florida?

Warmer weather, lower taxesPhoenix grew 91% between 1990 and 2008

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How & Why did the suburbs develop?Millions commute to downtown jobs from

suburban “bedroom communities”Sprawl = the spread of low-density urban or

suburban development outward from an urban center

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What is the purpose of planning and zoning?

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Sprawl

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When sprawl started in the modern age.Following WW II, the government passed the GI Bill. How did

this impact housing construction?

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Note the growth and water is limited

Space of the suburbs

SprawlTypes of development leading to sprawl

Economists, politicians, and city boosters think growth is always good, but is it?

Transportation: people are forced to drive cars Lack of mass transit optionsMore trafficIncreases dependence on nonrenewable petroleum

Pollution = carbon dioxide, air pollutants, ozone, smog, acid precipitation Motor oil and road salt from roads and parking lots

Problems with Sprawl