WorksheetsUrbanization
Total questions: 57
Worksheet time: 29mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This urban model creates pie shaped wedges extending out from the central business district.
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Multiple Nuclei
d)
Urban Realms
2.
According to the sector model, the best housing in Chicago is found where?
a)
Along the Chicago River
b)
The south side of Chicago
c)
Along Lake Michigan
d)
By manufacturing and industry
3.
What religion was Salim and Jamal in the movie Slumdog Millionare?
a)
Christian
b)
Buddhist
c)
Hindu
d)
Muslim
4.
Rome had 53,000 miles of these that helped connect its vast empire.
a)
Bridges
b)
Roads
c)
Aqueducts
d)
Stadiums
5.
Which of the following is an example of an early river valley civilization?
a)
Nile
b)
Mississippi
c)
Mesoamerica
d)
Tokyo
6.
According to this city model, hotels and restaurants would pop up next to an airport. The CBD has also lost its significance.
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Multiple Nuclei
d)
Urban Realms
7.
The movement of African Americans from the South to the North during WWI and WWII is know as this.
a)
The Sunbelt
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
The Boswash Corridor
d)
The Great Migration
8.
What was the name of the public housing complex on the North Side of Chicago?
a)
Robert Taylor Homes
b)
Cabrini Green
c)
Geautreaux
d)
CHA
9.
What is an example of an edge city?
a)
Schaumburg
b)
Arlington Heights
c)
Chicago
d)
Boston
10.
What is the name of the new housing development where Cabrini Green once stood.
a)
Cabrini Green 2.0
b)
Robert Taylor Homes
c)
North Town Village
d)
Chicago Housing Complex
11.
True or False: Chicago is no longer a segregated city.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
What is one of the causes of homelessness in the United States?
a)
uneven food distribution
b)
lack of affordable housing
c)
government subsidies
d)
political corruption
13.
When financial institutions would refuse to give loans to poorer neighborhoods.
a)
blockbusting
b)
white flight
c)
gentrification
d)
redlining
14.
When realtors would scare white residents into selling their homes...
a)
white flight
b)
blockbusting
c)
redlining
d)
restrictive covenant
15.
One of the things that led to the creation of the suburbs was this.
a)
public transportation
b)
cars
c)
trains
d)
increased property value in the city
16.
Which of the following regions contains large amounts of slums?
a)
Anglo America
b)
Sub Sahara Africa
c)
Western Europe
d)
Australia
17.
In this model, circular rings extend outward from the city. The suburbs is in the outer zone.
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Multiple Nuclei
d)
Urban Realms
18.
What did Jamal do for a living?
a)
He was a gangster
b)
He worked as an assistant in a call center
c)
He worked in construction
d)
He was a cook
19.
Where did Maman first find Jamal, Salim, and Latika?
a)
inside the orphanage
b)
at a landfill
c)
on the train
d)
in the streets of Mumbai
20.
Early cities and the city of Chicago both developed by which physical feature?
a)
a desert
b)
a body of water
c)
a mountain
d)
grasslands
21.
This played a central role in early cities?
a)
religion
b)
finance
c)
literature
d)
philosophy
22.
This played a central role in early cities?
a)
religion
b)
finance
c)
literature
d)
philosophy
23.
What event created the modern city as we know of it today?
a)
The Agricultural Revolution
b)
The American Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Industrial Revolution
24.
Which is not one of the four city models?
a)
Concentric
b)
Hexagonal
c)
Sector
d)
Urban Realms
25.
All of the following are considered 'World Cities' - centers of finance and trade EXCEPT
a)
London
b)
Chicago
c)
Tokyo
d)
New York City
26.
Which city was first to reach 1 million inhabitants?
a)
NYC
b)
Rome
c)
Athens
d)
Boston
27.
In which city model, do the wealthiest live furthest away from the CBD?
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Multiple Nuclei
28.
When the middle class fixes up a neighborhood, we call it this.
a)
blockbusting
b)
redlining
c)
gentrification
d)
white flight
29.
Which President signed a bill to help veterans get more affordable housing?
a)
FDR
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Truman
d)
Bush
30.
Which Chicago suburb prevented an east coast developer from selling 10 homes to black families?
a)
Schaumburg
b)
Naperville
c)
Deerfield
d)
Arlington Heights
31.
What is an example of infrastructure?
a)
buildings
b)
roads
c)
rivers
d)
cars
32.
When did the most rapid pace of urbanization take place?
a)
10,000-12,000 years ago
b)
At the start of the Industrial Revolution
c)
Over last 50 years
d)
During the 19th century
33.
The largest metropolitan city in the world is...
a)
Hong Kong
b)
Tokyo
c)
Mumbai
d)
Jakarta
34.
All of the following were the first cities in America EXCEPT.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Boston
c)
St. Augustine
d)
Chicago
35.
Which regions of the United States contain some of the most fasting growing cities?
a)
The Sunbelt (south and west)
b)
The Pacific Northwest
c)
The upper Midwest
d)
The Midwest
36.
When white property owners were forbidden from selling their property to black families, a ___________ covenant was in place
a)
restrictive
b)
preventive
c)
holy
d)
redlining
37.
What was the largest housing project in the world - located on the south side of Chicago?
a)
Cabrini Green
b)
CHA
c)
Robert Taylor Homes
d)
Geautreaux Project
38.
Which housing project was torn down to create North Town Village on the north side of Chicago ?
a)
CHA
b)
Cabrini Green
c)
Robert Taylor Homes
d)
Geautreaux
39.
North Town Village is an example of a _____-______ development
a)
high income
b)
low income
c)
mixed income
d)
negative income
40.
How do people try to preserve a sense of community in cities?
a)
through gentrification
b)
by creating ghettos
c)
by creating edge cities
d)
by creating ethnic neighborhoods
41.
Name Chicago’s CBD.
a)
The loop
b)
The circle
c)
The metro
d)
The CHA
42.
Name something NOT found in the CBD.
a)
retail
b)
office building
c)
low-income housing
d)
entertainment
43.
Which continent is home to some of the largest cities?
a)
North America
b)
Asia
c)
South America
d)
Africa
44.
The fact that most low skilled jobs are in the suburbs, but most cheap housing is in the city is know as the … _______-________ mismatch
a)
wealth-housing
b)
city-housing
c)
jobs-housing
d)
poor-housing
45.
All of the following are stores that compete with mom and pop stores EXCEPT..
a)
Target
b)
Fridays
c)
Wal-Mart
d)
Big Ange's Eatery
46.
Who gained the most from suburbanization?
a)
lower income residents
b)
middle class
c)
The power elite- big developers, contractors
d)
Cabrini Green residents
47.
Name the city model.
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Multiple Nuclei
d)
Urban Realms
48.
Name the city model
a)
Concentric
b)
Sector
c)
Urban Realms
d)
Multiple Nuclei
49.
Where do tens of thousands of people in Egypt live?
a)
apartments
b)
high rise condos
c)
crypts
d)
single family homes
50.
How many people live in slums?
a)
1 million
b)
10 million
c)
100 million
d)
1 billion
51.
Where are slums located in Caracas?
a)
In the steep hillsides
b)
In the desert area
c)
Along the rivers
d)
Along the lake
52.
Poor neighborhoods in Venezuela are called this.
a)
shantytowns
b)
barrios
c)
ghettos
d)
edge cities
53.
A major issue slums face in Venezuela is a lack of this.
a)
education
b)
water
c)
security
d)
shelter
54.
What is India’s richest city?
a)
Tokyo
b)
Mumbai
c)
Jakarta
d)
Seoul
55.
Slum residents in Jakarta are at risk to what environmental problem?
a)
earthquakes
b)
flooding
c)
hurricanes
d)
sand storms
56.
The first permanent settlement was...
a)
Cairo
b)
Babylon
c)
Jericho
d)
Boston
57.
A city with 10 million or more people is called this.
a)
suburb
b)
boomberg
c)
metropolis
d)
mega city
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