Urbanization Review 2018

The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, sanitation, and education form a country’s

• urbanization.

• infrastructure.

• industrialization.

• urban geography.

Which of the following urban areas is the smallest?

• town

• village

• megalopolis

• metropolis

Industrialization began where there was

• a sufficient supply of food.

• water for public use.

• raw materials for industry.

• all of these

Urban sprawl

• is when cities spread out using up surrounding land.

• puts a strain on existing infrastructures.

• creates an increase in pollution.

• all of these.

In a developing country, the infrastructure is usually

• widespread.

• non-existent.

• limited in rural areas.

• well developed in rural and urban areas.

A poorly planned development that spreads a city’s population over a wider and wider geographic area is

• industrialization

• urban sprawl

• urbanization

• metropolitan area

Urban areas function as centers of

• employment

• education

• healthcare

• all of these

People began growing crops and domesticating animals

• in the 1500’s.

• during the Industrial Revolution.

• during the 1st Agricultural Revolution.

• during the French Revolution.

Urban land use does not typically include...

• farming

• residential

• industrial

• commercial

The Central Business District (CBD) of most American cities usually function today as centers of

• employment

• shopping malls

• theme parks

• industrial and warehouses