Urbanization and Technology Quiz

What is the process of restoring deteriorating urban middle class place, which often results in the displacement of poorer people?

• Suburban flight

• Gentrification

• Urban renewal

• White flight

Artificially altering an organism’s cell structure is called:

• DNA engineering

• Cell programming

• Structural modification

• Genetic engineering

Telecommuting means:

• Working via telephone on a consistent basis

• Futuristic method of employment

• Working at home for a company that is located elsewhere

• Commuting to work utilizing new forms of transportation

Network of communication devices connecting people worldwide:

• Internet

• Information Superhighway

• Social Media Platforms

• Skype

Reverse discrimination is:

• Giving minorities preference when hiring/enrolling

• New source of discrimination originating on college campuses

• A person that has experienced discrimination now discriminating other groups

• The belief that affirmative action policies unfairly favor one group over others

All of the following are true about Reaganomics EXCEPT:

• Based on demand-side economics

• Focused on budget cuts

• Proposed tax cuts

• Increased defense spending

All of the following are true about the proposed Strategic Defense System EXCEPT:

• Designed to be a defense system against enemy missiles

• Proposed by Ronald Reagan

• Was successfully used 8 times

• Was nicknamed Star Wars

The international network linking computers is known as:

• Google

• Internet

• Amazon

• World Wide Web

A major health scare in the 1980s was ___, a virus that makes the body vulnerable to disease by weakening the immune system.

• Ebola

• Lyme Disease

• AIDS

• Dysentery

The process of people moving out of the cities to the suburbs is known as:

• Urban Flight

• Suburban Flight

• Urban Abandonment

• Suburban Renewal