Federal __________ is a key shaper of development in most of the western states

Group of answer choices

master plans

water policy

land-use regulations

economic incentives

agricultural subsidies

Flag question: Question 2Question 21 pts

Under the Morrill Land Grant Act, states were given federal land to

Group of answer choices

expand settlement in unpopulated areas of the country

set aside for parks and resource conservation

ease development pressure in urban areas

create large water reservoirs

sell in order to build up colleges

Flag question: Question 3Question 31 pts

What role did the federal government play in the development of a transcontinental railway?

Group of answer choices

It made generous grants of land for investors to sell as well as use for the railroad line

It created a national railway agency to plan and carry out the railway

It recruited a large pool of immigrant labor for construction of the railway

It sold tracts of federal land and turned the revenues over to the railway's builders

The government's Homestead Act induced thousands of settlers to move to areas through which the railway would pass

Flag question: Question 4Question 41 pts

The Bureau of Reclamation sponsored ________, which helped increase populations in places such as Los Angeles

Group of answer choices

urban redevelopment projects

railway construction

homesteading

irrigation and dam-building projects

environmental safeguards

Flag question: Question 5Question 51 pts

The ________ is the only example of comprehensive systematic national planning carried out by the U S government

Group of answer choices

Boulder Dam

Colorado River Compact

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Appalachian Region Commission (ARC)

Reclamation Service

Flag question: Question 6Question 61 pts

One key feature of the interstate highway system concept that benefitted trade was

Group of answer choices

funding from tolls so that no area would be economically disadvantaged by highway costs

routing that connected small towns to major cities

limited access, which permitted high-speed traffic flow

variable design standards, which could be adapted to the needs of individual states

limited access, which diverted casual drivers onto secondary roads

Flag question: Question 7Question 71 pts

How did the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA, or Fannie Mae) contribute to increasing suburbanization?

Group of answer choices

It subsidized mortgages in areas that were underdeveloped

Its regulations required developers to provide a certain percentage of homes for low-income buyers

Homeowners who found mortgages through the FNMA received income tax deductions

It bought mortgages from banks, making banks more willing to issue mortgages

It avoided sponsoring mortgages in urban centers

Flag question: Question 8Question 81 pts

What is the role of the Bureau of Land Management?

Group of answer choices

To ensure that federal land-use regulations are being followed when private property is developed

To supervise and advise the states in their management of state-owned land

To oversee a gradual and planned economic development of federal land

To preserve government-owned land and control economic activities in it

To acquire privately owned environmentally sensitive land to protect it from development

Flag question: Question 9Question 91 pts

Over the last two decades, ________ have been lobbying for federally owned land to be turned over to the states

Group of answer choices

western housing developers

Native Americans

state planning agencies

grazing, mining, and lumber groups

environmentalists

Flag question: Question 10Question 101 pts

Which could be more effectively accomplished by national planning than by private interests or state and local planners?

Group of answer choices

Establishing standard processes for communities to use in response to climate change

Remaking of the national electric grid

Establishing universal standards for low-income housing

Identifying new oil reservoirs

Generating international interest in American-made products and services

Flag question: Question 11Question 111 pts

Because most European countries have ________ than the United States, European planning practices tend to favor efficient land use

Group of answer choices

more national debt because of World War II

more land devoted to agriculture

a greater concern for historical preservation

stronger legal protection for the rights of property owners

higher population densities

Flag question: Question 12Question 121 pts

Since the Town and Country Planning Act of 1947, Great Britain has not had any

Group of answer choices

urban congestion

national planning

development in greenbelt areas

municipal government

land-use plans

Flag question: Question 13Question 131 pts

In contrast to American planned communities, new post-World War II British towns were designed and built by

Group of answer choices

regional development offices

local housing authorities

transportation planners

a group of appointed government directors

local governments

Flag question: Question 14Question 141 pts

Under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, government planning in Great Britain was influenced by the view that

Group of answer choices

land values are created by public investment, so they should not be captured by individual property owners

it was politically and economically unfeasible to improve deteriorated urban centers

commercial development was not as central to the national interest as rebuilding housing destroyed during World War II

private investors, rather than the state, are most effective at improving deteriorated urban areas through enterprise zones

regulation was necessary to encourage the renovation of blighted urban areas

Flag question: Question 15Question 151 pts

In terms of planning, Germany is more like the United States than other European countries in that

Group of answer choices

it now emphasizes urban renewal over suburbanization

it is more focused on housing and commercial development than on environmental protection

the national government does not have the power to impose planning decisions on the state or local level, but each Lnd has its own regional planning system

it has considerable land once devoted to military use now available for urban development

it has a stable wealthy economy that permits planning for quality of life as well as commercial development