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WorksheetsUrbanization Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Refusing a loan to someone based on the area in which they live can be referred to as
Blockbusting
Segregation
Redlining
Gated Communities
Choose all of the following that are true about suburbs in America now compared to earlier suburbs:
They are more culturally, racially and ethnically diverse
There are more legal restrictions placed upon minorities moving to suburbs now
Young, white, educated people who were born in suburbs are moving closer to city centers, often in gentrified areas
Poverty has become a more pronounced difficulty in American suburbs
Which of the following are true about greenbelts (choose all that apply)?
They are much more common in the USA than in other core countries
They serve partially to divide urban areas
They are zoned to stay green, without extensive building
The "belt" of the name comes from the fact that they surround cities
Choose all that apply to the places that many consider "ghettos" in modern America:
They are far away from CBDs, where poor citizens can afford the land rent
Citizens often lack services such as grocery stores, transportation and adequate police and fire protection
Some are slowly being replaced through the process of gentrification
They are almost always culturally, ethnically and racially diverse neighborhoods
American city X is a port city in New England on the Atlantic Ocean; has narrow, windy streets, good public transportation and has a CBD that contains tall skyscrapers. Which of the following are most likely to be the decade it became a major American city (think transportation epochs)?
1780s
1830s
1940s
1990s
American city Y is a hub of rail transportation in the U.S., is near major coal mines, is considered a historic industrial city and is further inland than many of its American predecessors. Most likely decade:
1840s
1880s
1950s
1790s
American city Z is marked by a tremendous amount of sprawl, wide streets, a multiple nuclei city format, a relatively small amount of skyscrapers and a glaring lack of public transportation opportunities. Most likely decade of the following:
1770s
1850s
1820s
1930s
American city A is known as a midwestern shipping port that connects a Great Lake and a canal. Most likely decade:
2010s
1790s
1830s
1900s
American city B is marked by a galactic city set-up, is known to be an important hub for air transportation and has a very large MSA compared to its city center. Which of the following are true (choose all that apply)?
The MSA probably has lots of tall skyscrapers in its OBDs and edge cities
This city is probably marked by a high degree of urban sprawl
The city probably was relatively unknown until the 5th transportation epoch
This city probably became more important after 1970
Of the following models, this one best incorporates entire MSAs (as opposed to only cities):
Burgess' Concentric Zones
Hoyt's Sector Model
Urban Realms / Periphery Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
