Unit 6 Urbanization 6.1-6.3

Megacities have a population of ...?

• Over 1 million

• Over 10 million

• Over 20 million

• Over 50 million

Where are the majority of megacities located?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• The Americas

Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?

• Farming areas

• Metropolitan areas

• Rural nonfarming areas

• Central cities

• Small towns

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

• navigable waterways

• transcontinental highways

• defensive sites

• railroad junctions

• water power

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

• major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo

• the informal sector

• regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used

• the field, close to the sources of agricultural production

• national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state

In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?

• CBD

• Low Class Housing (Inner City)

• Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

• High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

Human geographers use ____  as a more precise term for "downtown."

• Central Business District (CBD)
• Urban Business District
• Service Business District
• City Business District

This map shows the amount of land that has been converted from farmland to residential use. This unchecked spread of residential areas beyond city limits is called

• urban sprawl
• urban growth
• urban expansion
• urban footprint

Consequences of suburbanization include... 

• segregation of social classes
• segregation of ethnic groups
• segregation of land uses
• all of these are results of suburbanization

Which of the following is an example of a smart growth policy for urban development?

• Increasing the capacity of roads/highways

• Decreasing the number or size of parks/greenspace

• Increasing mixed-use land policies to combat sprawl

• No longer permitting industrial zoning within city limits