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Spread of a City Activity Sheet |

Name: _________ | |

The growth of the following cities has been mapped using satellite images. Find these cities on the map of the United States and use these figures to answer questions about the spread of these cities.

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|Urban Area |Population |Area (acres) |

| |1970 |1990 |1973 |1992 |

|1. Atlanta, Georgia |1,434,676 |2,275,252 |200,800 |375,000 |

|2. Boston, Massachusetts |4,013,365 |4,058,246 |329,700 |488,900 |

|3. Chicago, Illinois |6,612,195 |6,760,464 |519,300 |641,800 |

|4. Denver, Colorado |1,327,570 |1,980,140 |175,400 |283,200 |

|5. Houston, Texas |2,072,350 |3,452,625 |263,700 |482,700 |

|6. Las Vegas, Nevada |273,288 |741,368 |37,400 |108,600 |

|7. Memphis, Tennessee |806,102 |944,179 |99,100 |164,600 |

|8. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |1,874,612 |2,228,663 |228,200 |355,400 |

|9. Orlando, Florida |692,062 |1,595,581 |115,900 |297,900 |

|10. Phoenix, Arizona |971,228 |2,122,101 |148,500 |301,400 |

|11. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |2,401,362 |2,097,447 |212,200 |249,100 |

|12. Raleigh-Durham, NC |419,254 |702,006 |92,000 |142,000 |

|13. Reno-Sparks, Nevada |137,231 |297,636 |29,600 |55,000 |

|14. Sacramento, California |803,793 |1,355,225 |115,800 |186,600 |

|15. Seattle-Tacoma, WA |1,750,339 |2,444,477 |255,900 |339,400 |

|16. Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL |1,088,549 |1,966,844 |220,300 |339,400 |

Using this data table, answer the following questions:

1. Name the urban area that had the highest population in 1970:______________ What city had the smallest area in 1992?___________________. Which city would probably take the most gas for a car to drive from one side to the other?___________________

2. Did any cities double in their population from 1970-1990?______ If so, which ones?

3. Did any cities double their area from 1973-1992? ______ If so, which ones?

4. One city had a decrease in their population from 1970-1990. Which one was it? ________________. Did the area of this city also decrease? ___________. The population density of an area is how many people live per acre. So, did the population density of this city become greater or smaller from 1970-1990? ___________________.

5. Which two cities covered the exact same amount of area in 1992? _________ and ___________________. Which of these cities has the higher population density? ________________ Which of these cities has grown more in area since 1973? ____________________________.

6. What else can you learn about these cities from these numbers?

7. Which of these areas do you live the closest to?

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