Urbanization: Origins and Influences

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What are the site factors that influence the location, function, and size of cities?

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Climate, landscape, natural resources

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Which of the following is a situation factor affecting cities? Absolute location, Climate, Near rivers or roads, Natural resources

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Near rivers or roads

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Urbanization is the process of growing and developing cities. Which of the following is NOT a factor of urbanization? A) Specialization, B) Better jobs, C) Isolation, D) Transportation hub

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Isolation

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Fill in the blank: Urban pull factors include better jobs, more shops, and ______.

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Better entertainment

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What is a problem of migration in urban areas?

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High population density

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What is a benefit of urbanization related to services?

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Better education

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Fill in the blank: During COVID-19, communication technologies allowed people to work from ______.

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Home

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What role do government policies play in urbanization?

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They attract people and companies.

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Fill in the blank: Tax incentives and _______ are used to encourage housing development.

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Subsidies

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What development is partly responsible for the increase of urbanization (and urban sprawl specifically)? Options: Cell phones, better transportation, worse transportation, airplanes

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better transportation