Urban Planning and Transportation Systems Quiz

What do city zones or districts reveal when looking out of a tall building in a city's CBD?

• The internal structure of the building itself

• The patterns of land use and specific types of zones

• The weather conditions of the city

• The economic status of individuals living in the city

According to the text, what kind of information is used to understand a city's patterns of land use?

• Population and housing data along with qualitative information

• Only historical data of the city

• Predictions of future city planning

• Data from social media and internet sources

What is NOT a reason that models do not fit any city precisely?

• Cities have unique historical developments

• Each city has its own spatial patterns

• All cities are unplanned

• Cities have different population densities

What mode of transportation became possible with the popularity of the automobile?

• Multiple-nuclei model

• Sector model

• Concentric zone model

• None of the above

Which of the following was NOT mentioned as a form of early travel within cities?

• Boats

• Horses

• Airplanes

• Stagecoach

What was the first form of mass transit system mentioned in the text?

• Cable car in 1873

• Railroads

• Electric streetcar or trolley

• Horse car in the 1850s-1880s

How did the development of transportation systems affect the expansion of cities?

• They had no significant impact on city expansion

• They controlled the development of residential and industrial areas

• They decreased the accessibility to the city center

• They only affected the northeastern United States

What was the main reason that land close to transportation systems was considered valuable in the early development of cities?

• It was used for agricultural purposes.

• It offered easy accessibility to the city.

• It was less valuable and often left vacant.

• It was home to many land uses, including heavy industry.

According to the text, what type of housing was more common in the suburbs due to the socioeconomic patterns created by new transportation systems?

• Multifamily housing

• Lower-income apartments and slums

• Single-family homes

• High-density apartment buildings

What technological advancement in transportation is depicted in Figure 49.1?

• The rise of automotive transportation

• The introduction of electric streetcars

• The expansion of mass transit systems

• The development of high-speed trains