Question

The term for an urban or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities is _________.

a. urban sprawl

b. urban heat island effect

c. heat pollution

d. none of the above

Answer 1

Answer: B




Explanation: The main causes are changes in the land surface by urban development along with waste heat generated by energy use. As population centers grow, they tend to change greater areas of land which then undergo a corresponding increase in average temperature.