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.
Urban sprawl has been another contributing factor to Australia's pollution problems. As more and more people move to the cities, the pressures on resources increase. More water, electricity and cars are used in a more concentrated area.Air pollution is a major result of these pressures.missions into the air (from cars and industries), water shortages, growth in city areas (urban sprawl) and waterway pollutants are all issues that are having negative effects on Australia's landscape, natural and built. Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are the highest compared to all other industrial countries.