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WorksheetsUnit 6 Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 52mins
Which of the following countries is least urbanized?
the United States
Colombia
Japan
China
Human communities have existed for 100,000 years, but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.
5,000
8,000
10,000
15,000
The very early developing agricultural societies were
divided according to amount of land possessed.
ruled by an elite.
egalitarian.
dominated by larger urban centers.
Where did the first urban development originate?
Southeast Asia
Southwest Asia
North Africa
Western Europe
The least urbanized world region is
South America
North America
Subsaharan Africa
Australia
What structures dominated the urban landscape of the ancient Mesopotamian cities?
temples
multiple dwellings
business buildings
educational institutions
In which of the following regions did urbanization develop first?
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
China
Which feature was present in the Nile River Valley hearth?
tombs
pyramids
statues
all of the above
Ancient cities were not large by modern standards. The cities of Mesopotamian and the Nile Valley probably had populations of
5,000 to 7,000.
7,000 to 9,000.
10,000 to 15,000.
20,000 to 30,000.
Urban places in the ancient world were
numerous and hierarchical.
exceptions in an overwhelmingly rural society.
part of a generally urban society.
more common than today.
The Parthenon of Athens is a structure typical of ancient Greek cities. It is a(n)
aqueduct.
protective wall.
drainage/sewer system.
religious building.
Rome created a huge urban system. The integration of the Roman Empire was greatly facilitated by a
transportation system.
lack of different languages.
good postal system.
lack of foreign enemies.
Rome created a huge urban system. The integration of the Roman Empire was greatly facilitated by a
transportation system.
lack of different languages.
good postal system.
lack of foreign enemies.
The relative location of a city refers to its
site.
situation.
genealogy of development.
approximate latitude and longitude.
The relative location of a city refers to its
site.
situation.
genealogy of development.
approximate latitude and longitude.
The manufacturing city (post Industrial Revolution) first emerged in
the British Midlands.
central Italy.
the French coastal region.
the Ruhr.
Which is NOT related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?
urbanization of society
second agricultural revolution
energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature
cities as theocratic (religious) centers
Which year and early urban hearth is FALSE
Mesopotamia 3,500 BCE
Nile River Valley 3,200 BCE
Indus River Valley 2,200 BCE
Huang He (Yellow) 1,500 BCE
Mesoamerica 3,000 BCE
Which two components enabled cities to stabilize and grow?
religion and technology
an agricultural surplus and technology
an agricultural surplus and social stratification
religion and climate change
The locations of the six urban hearths are tied closely to
the location of tropical climates.
the location of large inland lakes.
the hearths of agriculture.
the hearths of capitalism.
When the Roman Empire dissolved, Rome’s ________ changed, but its __________ did not.
situation, site
site, situation
The layout of a city, the physical form and structure, is referred to as
urban morphology.
urban grid.
city plan.
urban street pattern.
In Burgess’ concentric zone model, the zone of transition became
a suburb.
deteriorated with more business encroachment.
a working class area.
a gentrified upscale new urban neighborhood.
Peter Muller’s analysis of suburbanization indicated that suburbs were
losing their appeal to home buyers.
primarily “bedroom suburbs” with only a residential function.
evolving into a self-sufficient urban entity with its own economic and cultural components.
becoming a smaller proportion of the total American population.
The multiple nuclei model of urban structure developed by Harris and Ullman arose from the idea that _______ was losing its dominant position in the metropolitan city.
the CBD
the inner city
public transportation
the suburb
The core of a city is called the
central city.
exurb.
urban zone.
central business district (CBD).
_______________ was coined to describe a complex urban area, like Los Angeles or Toronto, in which centrality of functions is no longer significant and there are many centers of economic activity?
exurb
galactic metropolis
central city
conurbation
After 1970, new suburban downtowns (edge cities) were spawned in the outer city of Los Angeles, with their leading concentrations
near key freeway intersections.
along the coast.
near hubs of public transportation.
at the approaches to key bridges.
Mexico City and São Paolo are examples of
South American cities.
capital cities.
megacities.
Sun belt cities.
In Latin America, which of the following does not accurately describe the typical CBD?
the primary business focus
principal entertainment center
main area of employment
an area of out-migration to suburbs
In the Latin American city, where are the homes of the most impoverished and unskilled residents?
in the city center
immediately surrounding the city center
on the outermost zone or peripheral fringe
along the major access highways
A structural element of many Latin American cities, the disamenity sector, is illustrated by the
mall.
barrios or favelas.
commercial spine.
industrial park.
Which of the following is both the least urbanized and the most rapidly urbanizing realm of the world?
Middle America
Africa south of the Sahara
East Asia
South Asia
Most African central cities actually have how many CBD’s?
one
two
three
four
The focal point of the Southeast Asian city is the
old colonial port zone.
CBD.
alien commercial zone.
suburbs.
In Southeast Asian cities the alien commercial zone is dominated by
American corporations.
European diplomats.
Chinese merchants.
Lebanese traders.
Comparing Luanda, Angola to a suburb of Tokyo one is struck by the fact that the urban morphology reflects the fact that Angola lacks a __________ class.
working
middle
leadership
lower
The huge influx of population from rural to regions of the world in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas finds housing in
public housing.
edge cities.
deteriorating CBD’s.
shantytowns.
If cities in the poorer parts of the world share a common characteristic, it may result from
an absence of enforced zoning regulations.
a total lack of industry.
acute water shortages.
poor public transportation.
Ethnic neighborhoods in European cities reflect migrants from
Eastern Europe.
poor Mediterranean Europe.
former colonies.
Latin America.
New York’s Times Square and Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz are examples of giant media reshaping cities into
disamenity zones
McMansions.
planned communities.
spaces of consumption.
Tysons Corner, Virginia is an example of
the concentric zone model.
an edge city.
a megacity.
a commercial port.
The is the part of the economy that is not taxed and is not counted toward a country’s gross national income.
disamentity sector
primary sector
formal economy
informal economy
function at the global scale, beyond the reach of state borders, functioning as the service centers of the world economy.
Airports
Multinational corporations
World cities
Kingdoms
Which of the following are the dominant cities in terms of their role in the global political economy? These are not the world's biggest cities in terms of population or industrial output. Instead these are centers of strategic control of the world economy.
globalization
commercialization
inner city
world cities
Which of the following is the term used to designate large coalescing supercities that are forming in diverse parts of the world?
hinterland
megalopolis
agglomeration
megacity
A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city, town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.
true
false
Burgess’ concentric zone model emphasized homogenous pie shaped wedges of land use extending from the CBD to the cities edge.
True
False
Latin American cities feature the deterioration of inner city neighborhoods (slums) similar to their North American counterparts.
True
False
Urban sprawl is closely associated with rapid urban population growth.
True
False
A pattern of settlements in a country such that the largest settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement and is over twice as significant.
Primate City Rule
Secondary City Rule
Dense Cuty
Dense Settlements
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
Which of the following contributed to U.S. suburbanization?
expansion of individual car ownership
expansion of the Interstate Highway System
government incentives such as low interest mortgages
marketing of the suburban lifestyle as part of the "American Dream"
"White Flight"
As compared to U.S. cities, European cities:
have less mass transit and are more car focused
have deteriorating CBDs
are more sprawled out
have more mixed use zoning
have lower income housing closer to the city center and higher income housing in the suburbs
What are the differences between brownfields and greenfields?
Brownfields have been previously built upon and greenfields have not
Greenfields have been previously built upon and brownfields have not
Building on brownfields is considered more environmentally friendly than building on greenfields
Building on greenfields is considered more environmentally friendly than building on brownfields
Countries may relocate their capital cities in order to:
have the capital city located at a site less vulnerable to natural disasters or other threats
spark economic development in a region
have the capital city more centrally located
have the capital city in a more ethnically & religiously neutral location
have the capital city located at a site where they expect to reap more political, social or economic benefits
Planned growth of compact, walkable neighborhoods with a diversity of housing and jobs:
urban sprawl
New Urbanism
Smart Growth
placelessness
Gentrification can be a controversial process because:
urban neighborhoods deteriorate
real estate values drop
existing neighborhood residents and businesses may no longer be able to afford rent
the cultural landscape may be changed in a way that existing residents do not approve of
Which of the following is NOT a term commonly used as a synonym for slums?
shantytown
squatter settlement
amenity sector
favela
barrio
Slums are poor, overcrowded communities lacking:
access to safe water
access to adequate sanitation
public services
basic infrastructure
quality housing
Infrastructure includes such amenities as:
transportation systems
communication systems
water and sanitation
power utilities
