Test your knowledge about Open Space!

The Correct Answers:
(Correct answers in red)

1.) Which state will be the first in the country to be built out?
a.) Delaware
b.) Connecticut
c.) New Jersey
d.) Rhode Island

2.) Which one of the following is considered a form of Sprawl?
a.) Big Box shopping centers
b.) Office complexes
c.) Housing developments
d.) All of the above

3.) True or False? Sprawl has no effect on endangered species and migratory birds?

4.) Which one of the following is not a solution to Sprawl?
a.) Building on farmland
b.) Redeveloping older suburbs and cities
c.) Preserving open space
d.) Building multi-use communities

5.) As a NJ Resident, what program can you utilize to preserve open space?
a.) Conservation easements
b.) Green Acres Program
c.) Both a.) and b.)
d.) Neither a.) nor b.)

6.) Which city experienced a revitalization due to the private sector?
a.) Trenton
b.) New Brunswick
c.) Atlantic City
d.) Perth Amboy

7.) True or False? NJ is expecting 1 million people in the next twenty years.

8.) True or False? A study conducted by the American Farmland Trust found that the US is losing 2 acres of farmland every minute to development.

9.) What is the effect of paving over a field or forest with impervious surfaces(parking lot or road)?
a.) Intensifies flood conditions
b.) Diminishing water quality
c.) Prevents rain from recharging underground acquifers
d.) All of the above

10.) Where is an example of Smart Growth in NJ?
a.) Trenton
b.) The Jersey Shore
c.) Washington Town Center
d.) a.) and c.)