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.
Sprawl happens when a city or town's development spreads out at a rate much faster than the rate at which the population in that area is growing. In other words, it is development that uses a lot of land to accommodate a relatively small number of people.he solution for sprawl is to build up, not out. Without developing more land, communities can transform existing flat parking lots and single-story strip malls into high-rise office or apartment buildings. A more efficient use of space will also free up areas to create parks and other shared public spaces.