13 Quizizz

Which of the following is one of the chief reasons why people are attracted to the suburbs?

• protection from inner-city crime and congestion

• Easy walking access to all consumer services

• More options in multi-family housing and rentals

• Better public transportation services

Suburbs were at one time....

• constrained by poor transportation

• accelerated by excellent transportation

• accelerated by the lack of rules involving the construction of side roads

• not affected by the lack of transportation

Annexation is?

• The process of legally sub-tracting land area to a city.

• The process of illegally confiscating land area.

• The process of legally selling land area to a city.

• The process of legally adding land area to a city.

The U.S. Bureau of the Census has created a method of measuring the functional area of a city, known as

• the metropolitan statistical area.

• the megalopolis.

• the metropolitan influence zone.

• the urban district.

Which of the following is a reason why middle-class people are attracted to the U.S. inner city?

• Downtown public schools are superior, with quality instruction and high graduation rates.

• Houses may be smaller and better constructed, yet more expensive in the inner city than in the suburbs.

• Houses are more consistent and "cookie cutter" like.

• Proximity to theaters, restaurants, and other cultural and recreational facilities located downtown.

More than 95 percent of all trips within U.S. cities are made by ______.

• car

• bicycle

• bus

• train

Which model of the internal social structure of the city explains that a city grows outward from a central area in a series of five rings, like the growth rings of a tree?

• the concentric model

• the sector model

• the multiple nuclei model

• the adaptive concentric model

Which of the following is a major difference between CBDs in Europe and those in the U.S.?

• European CBDs make no attempt to preserve their historic buildings.

• Just like the U.S., wealthy people tend to avoid living in the CBD in Europe.

• Fewer people live in Europe's CBDs compared to the U.S.

• More people live in Europe's CBDs compared to the U.S.

What attracts suburban shoppers and out-of-town tourists to new shopping areas in several CBDs?

• Traditional retail stores

• Unique recreation and entertainment experiences

• Lower prices

• Proximity to residential areas

70 percent of Americans live in ________ areas.

• urban

• rural

• suburban

• remote