Representatives. The United States is divided into 435 congressional districts â 36 in Texas â each with a population of about 710,000 individuals. Each district elects a representative to the House for a two-year term. Representatives are also called congressmen/congresswomen.
Confronting the Causes of Urban Sprawl. Causes of urban sprawl include: 1  Consumer and real estate industry preference for large houses and large lawns.  Dislike of housing density by a vocal and often uninformed minority that equates density with public housing, undesirable apartment complexes and rental tenants, and traffic and noise.
The way urban sprawl is measured is determined by how it is defined. Similarly, the methods used to measure urban sprawl are determined by spatial data. Arguably, knowledge of the urban sprawlâs consequences depends on the manner in which urban sprawl is defined in concept, method of measurement, and data.