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Question 1. The "metropolitan" includes areas beyond cities. Where are you from and would you call it a "metro" region or not and why? In what ways does technology factor in your quality of living in light of where you live (or where you have lived in the past). Be specific, if you can be.

Question 2. What's your current understanding of the term "infrastructure" as something that matters to technology access or uses? List one example each of "good" and "bad" infrastructure set ups and why you believe it matters to an individual or group. What do you think is "responsible" for the situations you cite? For the "bad," what would have to change to make the infrastructure different?

Question 3. Indicate your own degree of interest in the following course areas; provide specific examples of things of interest and why:

• Green Technologies for Environment, Parks & Recreation
• Transportation Applications and Services
• Public Safety & Surveillance
• Wireless Communications and Hot Spots for Internet Access
• Open Access and Sharing: Arts and Cultural Resources
• Public Health and Telemedicine
• Anything of your Own Choosing you Wish to Include

Question 4.

Watch all the videos from the "Why Cities" above links website Get ready to jot some notes: what was the most surprising three things you learned? Think about your response to d. above. How would you now characterize the area you grew up in light of what you learned? Where would you put your hometown or the area you've spent the most time growing up at this point in your life? Where would you like to someday relocate and why? Is it a city or not?