Urban Areas Introduction

Urban areas are identified mostly be ___________ and ___________ economic activities.

• None of the following are correct

• primary and secondary

• secondary and tertiary

• primary and tertiary

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of areas that make up a European city?

• Old Town (historical center)

• Expansion Zone

• financial center

• Outskirts

Older cities like Seville tend to have a (an)

• irregular plan

• radial plan

• grid plan

• none of the above

True or False: Cities are almost always more economically advanced, more tolerant, more cosmopolitan, and more innovative than rural areas.

• True

• False

The defining factor of almost all cities is what?

• Tolerance and innovation

• High population density

• A culture built around restaurants, museums, and bars

• Economic activity

Tokyo, New York and London are

• Regional Cities

• International Cities

• Global Cities

• Towns

Global Cities have which of the following characteristics?

• The headquarters of important banks and multi-national companies are there

• They feature innovative production centers and the best service sectors in the world

• They control most of the exchange of culture, technology, and transportation

• All of the Above

Which of the following is a negative of a metropolis?

• The most influential activities in media, politics and culture are held in metropolises

• They are the centers of the regional, national and even international economic activity

• They provide connections to other parts of country, continent, and world

• There is often massive poverty in metropolises as inhabitants lack access to housing, education and healthcare.

In Spain, all urban classifications of more than ______ people are classified as cities.

• 10,000

• 20,000

• 50,000

• 100,000

Global Cities are centers of ____________ activity

• economic

• historical

• political

• all of the above