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.
Grazing and deforestation are also human causes of erosion because human life is making the grounds surface soil bare and extremely prone to erosion by natural forces. Across America where soil is being eroded due to human activity. Another way in which humans cause erosion is by simply watering their gardens.