Unit 6 Quiz

Which most accurately describes urban hearths in the world where the first city-states were developed?

• any urban center and its surrounding territory and fertile agricultural lands

• a location that was a service center, producing tools, housing, and weapons.

• a river valley where floods and fertile soil aided production of an agricultural surplus.

• a location where a city-state has endured to the present, such as Monaco and Vatican City

• a city-state in the Tigris-Euphrates Valley, Mesoamerica, or the Andes of South America

The process of converting a neighborhood from a predominantly low-renter renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-owned area

• Renewal
• Gentrification
• Conversion of Area
• Urban Renewal

The relative location of a city refers to its

• site.

• situation.

• genealogy of development.

• approximate latitude and longitude.

Rules that govern land use in cities are known as

• Plats

• Site plans

• Zoning ordinances

• Land contracts

A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of

• Restrictive zoning

• Gentrification

• Counter-urbanization

• New urbanism

Which statement comparing the use of urban transportation systems is best supported?

• People in no country have placed much importance on urban public transportation

• Europeans and Asians have placed about the same importance on public transportation as have people in the U.S.

• People in the U.S. have placed more importance on urban public transportation than have Europeans and Asians

• European and Asian urban transportation systems serve a higher proportion of residents than do systems in the U.S.

Which model of urban development argues that cities feature several nodes of activity (housing, employment, etc.)?

• Multiple nuclei

• Concentric zone

• Sector

• Galactic

Which Urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

• galactic city

• concentric zone

• multiple nuclei

• sector

• Griffen-Ford

Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?

• Africans were traditionally not allowed to use the CBD used by Europeans

• Colonial CBD's emerged separately from the traditional commercial centers.

• African governments promoted multiple CBD's through urba planning

• One central business district is not enough to serve Africa's fast growing urban population

• Locations of Africa's business districts were poorly chosen, requiring multiple downtowns.

This feature is evident in many large Latin American cities such as Mexico City's Paseo de la Reforma, a wide avenue lined with trees, tall office buildings, and mansions?

• the favelas

• the periferico

• the disamenity zone

• the commercial spine

• the zone in transition