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 following are the main effects of urban sprawl. 1  Sprawls have been criticized for increasing public costs. 2  People living in urban sprawls commute to cities in their automobiles.  Increasing dependence on automobiles has led the sprawl population to use their vehicles even for short distances.