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.
Another negative effect of urban sprawl is the loss of wildlife habitat and green space. Urban sprawl uses many different arterial streets connected to collector streets and cul-de-sacs to make up a community. What this does is provide a lot of pavement and takes up much of the green area with roads and development.