First exam (100 pts)

Select one of the following questions and complete as a take home essay. The paper should be 2-3 pages in length, single-spaced, and typed. Please use standard margins (one inch) and 10-12 size font.

1. Describe and demonstrate the most significant causes of sprawl in the United States. Be sure to address when sprawl began to occur and use historical examples of cities first affected by such

growth.

2. What impact has sprawl had upon rural communities? Be sure to address the impact of growth into the rural-urban fringe. How has growth changed activities in such locations?

    3.    Describe and demonstrate how the concept of core-periphery relationships applies to urbanization.              Examine the relationships which dominate the exchange between city and country. How may growth              into the fringe affect these relationships?