What is developmental/urban sprawl?
Urban sprawl (also called suburban sprawl) describes the growth of a metropolitan area, particularly the suburbs, over a large area. In examples of this phenomenon, such as Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas, new development is often low-density, where the metropolis grows outward instead of ‘upward’ as with higher densities. Environmentalists and an increasing number of urban planners disapprove of urban sprawl for several reasons. Q: What is a tributary? A: A tributary is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. A tributary joins another river at a confluence. A river and all its tributaries drain the watershed of the river. Q: What is a confluence? A: The confluence is the point where two rivers meet and become one, usually when a tributary joins a more major river. Q: What is hypoxia? A: Hypoxia is a deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues of the
