Chapter 22 Urbanization

What percentage of the world’s population lives in urban areas at the present time?

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 66%

• 75%

What is a trend in urban population dynamics?

• The proportion of the global population in urban areas is increasing.

• Urban growth is much faster in developed countries than developing countries.

• Infrastructure is beginning to catch up with the need in developing countries.

• Poverty is becoming decreasingly urbanized, especially in developing countries.

• Overall population numbers are decreasing but sizes of urban areas are mushrooming.

Which of the following statements is true?

• The shift in poverty is moving rapidly from the city to the country.

• Developing countries are currently urbanizing more slowly than developed countries.

• Urbanization varies throughout the world but is increasing everywhere.

• General population growth does not contribute appreciably to urban growth.

• The shift in poverty is moving rapidly from the city to the country.

What is most likely to draw people to urban areas?

• declining agricultural jobs

• war

• famine

• lack of land to grow food

• better health care

What is the first phase of urbanization, as experienced in the United States?

• migration from rural areas to large central cities

• migration from large central cities to smaller cities and suburbs

• migration forced by economic issues from West to East

• migration from North and East to South and West

• migration from cities and suburbs to developed areas outside suburbs

Which of the following is a characteristic of exurbs?

• They are densely packed.

• They are often almost indistinguishable from cities.

• They lack a socioeconomic center.

• They typically have decaying infrastructure.

• They have relatively high crime rates.

The U.S. population is shifting to the ____.

• north and east

• north and west

• south and east

• south and west

• north and south

Which has been a major factor promoting urban sprawl in the United States?

• A recent surplus of decayed inner city space

• Federal and state funding of highways

• The Homestead Act giving land away in many areas of the country

• Poorly planned transportation systems

• Forward-looking urban planning

In the United States since 1920, many situations have changed because of the move to urban areas. What is one of these changes?

• substandard housing

• better working conditions

• increased incidence of infectious diseases

• increased water quality problems

• poorer air quality

What proportion of the world’s CO₂ emissions come from motor vehicles and industrial facilities in urban areas?

• one-tenth

• one-quarter

• one-third

• one-half

• two-thirds