Unit 6 Quizizz

All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPT

• building of interstate highways

• better public transportation

• the GI Bill of Rights

• the desire for more space

• prefab construction methods

Answer explanation

Commuting from your home in the suburbs to work in the city REQUIRED a car, as public transit was limited and only within cities.

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the FIRST cities EXCEPT

• an agricultural surplus

• a stratified social system

• labor specialization

• a system for food storage and distribution

• separation of ruling system and religious system

No matter what the country's level of economic development, urbanization

• causes a loss of agricultural production due to loss of land and workers

• leads to a more egalitarian (equal) society

• creates a larger cultural and economic gap between urban and rural areas

• creates a labor force with a diversity of job skills and compensation levels

• creates socially and economically diverse cities with little social conflict

The greatest number of urban dwellers is found in

• North America

• South America

• Africa

• Asia

In Borchert's FIRST epoch of transportation, cities were located primarily

• on the coasts

• along rivers

• in the interior along rail lines

• along interstate highways

Answer explanation

Epoch 1 is Sail-Wagon. It is very hard to settle and create cities in the INTERIOR of a city traveling by covered wagon without maintained roads.

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

• transcontinental highways

• defensive sites

• railroad junctions

• navigable waterways

Answer explanation

This is the "Iron Horse"/ steam power era (1830-1870) when most cities were located along rivers.

Which of these is a physical site characteristic?

• major airport

• grid street pattern

• major central park

• public sports facility

• waterfalls for powering mills

Edge cities are dominated by [ ] development.

• retail and office space

• residential

• recreational

• a CBD

Answer explanation

Developers "leapfrog" the existing city and build further out, drawing more development and sometimes creating edge cities.

Which of the following describes a primate city?

• It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.

• It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.

• It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.

• It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world.

Answer explanation

More than twice the size of the next largest city AND economically and culturally important WITHIN that country.

According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 20 million, the next largest city will have a population of

• 10 million

• 19 million

• 15 million

• 5 million