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Chapter 18 & 19 Reading Quiz

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  • Q1
    What is the meaning of "percent urban"?
    the population of people living in a city
    the percent of people who work in cities
    the ratio of people living in cities compared to rural areas
    the amount of land devoted to buildings versus green areas
    120s
  • Q2
    Monaco is an example of a modern city-state because it
    is a city and surrounding territory with its own independent government
    has survived for centuries in an important ancient and urban hearth
    is a self governing city that has never fully gained independence from Italy
    has historical connections to to the Italian city-state of the Renaissance
    120s
  • Q3
    Which statement most accurately describes why the urban hearths were the first city-states developed?
    a river valley where floods and fertile soil aided production of an agricultural surplus
    any urban center and its surrounding territory and fertile agricultural lands
    a location that was a service center, producing tools, dwellings, and weapons
    a city-state in the Tigirs-Euphrates Valley, Mesoamerica, or the Andes of South America
    120s
  • Q4
    Which term most accurately describes a city with a population of approximately 60,500 in 2016 that was strongly integrated with its adjacent counties, socially and economically?
    Micropolitan Statistical Area
    Suburban Area
    Metropolitan Area
    Metropolitan Statistical Area
    120s
  • Q5
    Which best describes a typical megacity of a periphery country?
    an urban area facing numerous challenges as rapid growth brings many social social problems
    a city with a concentration pf global corporations and media hubs
    a megalopolis that exerts international influence and power far beyond its boundaries
    a world city with economic and cultural dominance over a wide area
    120s
  • Q6
    According to Borchert's Model of Urban growth, what did the Sail Wagon, Iron Horse, Steel Rail, and Auto-Air- Amenity allow for
    Each new form of transportation technology slowed urban growth by leading to suburbanization, reurbanization, and exurbanization.
    Each new from of transportation technology spurred urban growth by producing a new system for moving people and goods.
    Each new form of transportation technology was heavily funded by the United States government
    Each new form of transportation technology spurred urban growth by allowing more people to live an work the central city.
    120s
  • Q7
    Which best provides a general explanation of functional zonation?
    Different portions of an urban area that have specific and separate purposes, which fit together to create the entirety of a city.
    Urban areas pass laws to define how property in specific areas can be used in order to separate commercial and residential use.
    In cities around the world, residential areas are based on ethnicity, and cities are thus divided into ethnic enclaves
    A city is made up of a series of rings that surrounds the central business district, each having a different function
    120s
  • Q8
    Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?
    Multiple Nuclei
    Griffen-Ford
    Concentric Zone
    Galactic City
    120s
  • Q9
    Houses with small, high windows and no front yards, situated on dead end streets, are common in Islamic cities. These characteristics might reflect the Islamic emphasis on
    The value of privacy
    The high crime rate
    The need for safety
    The power of the government
    120s
  • Q10
    Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?
    African governments promoted multiple central business districts through urban planning.
    Locations of Africas business districts were poorly chosen, requiring multiple downtowns
    Colonial central business districts emerged separately from traditional commercial centers
    One central business district is not enough to serve Africa's fast growing urban population
    120s
  • Q11
    Which best explains why European CBD's have largely resisted the construction of sky scrappers that typify American cities?
    European culture prefers lower buildings and has negative attitudes toward commercialism and shy scrappers
    The European Union regulates the height of buildings and has forbidden tall buildings because of safety concerns
    The center of European cities contain many historically significant buildings that leaders choose to preserve.
    Competition for valuable commercial space is not as keen in European cities as it is in the United States
    120s
  • Q12
    What concept describes the process of when a wealthy family sells its house to a less wealthy family of a different ethnic group, who then divides the house into two units?
    filtering
    zoning
    density gradient
    functional zonation
    120s

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