Global Cities

Global Cities

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best definition of globalization?

• the removal of political influence from world economies

• the drift of continents toward the geographic center of the Earth

• the process of the world becoming more connected

• the addition of economic interests to global interests

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements does not describe a likely effect of a society becoming culturally isolated?

• Internet access would be widespread and uncensored.

• Citizens would have few civil liberties, such as freedom of speech and religion.

• The government would

  try to limit the influence of outside cultures.

• Few foreign movies,

  television shows, or news programs would be broadcast.

Multiple Choice

The global spread of American and Western European culture and political ideals is called __________.

• socialization

• westernization

• connectivity

• consumerism

Multiple Choice

Paris, London, New York, and Tokyo are all significant because __________.

• they are the most populated cities in the world

• they are the largest cities in the world when measured by area

• they are global cities due to their influence in government, culture, and world economies

• they have the largest economic growth of all cities in the world

Multiple Choice

Cities such as Geneva, Switzerland; Brussels, Belgium; and Washington, DC, are considered global cities primarily due to their influence in world __________.

• religion

• culture

• trading, banking and finance

• government

Multiple Select

Typical characteristics of global cities include all of the following:

• being at the center of the world’s economy and trade

• being networked with the rest of the world

• being culturally isolationist

• being wealthy and influential in business

Multiple Choice

Cities like Los Angeles/Hollywood, Paris, and Tokyo are considered global cities primarily due to their influence in world __________.

• religion

• culture

• trade, banking, and finance

• government

Multiple Choice

Cities like New York, London, Tokyo, and Chicago are considered global cities primarily due to their influence in world __________.

• religion

• sports

• trade, banking, finance

• government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements provides the best analysis of what happened to Detroit, Michigan?

• Accelerated globalization drew manufacturing away from Detroit to other countries.

• Detroit remade itself from a global manufacturing city to a world-renowned cultural center.

• Detroit responded to the 2008 economic downturn by hiring workers displaced from other industries.

• Countries moved their auto manufacturing plants to Detroit to take advantage of their skilled workers and product innovations.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best describes Detroit, Michigan?

• It is an emerging global city

• It is a global city that has experienced decline

• It is a global city that has remained strong

• It never was a global city