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Gentrification

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is redlining?

a)

The drawing of a red line across neighborhoods

b)

The process of drawing red lines to show the neighborhoods where people of color lived and lenders wouldn't make loans there.

c)

A red line on a map that shows where wealthy people and poor people live today.

d)

The process of drawing red lines to show people that neighborhoods were not equal.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of gentrification?

a)

Displacement

b)

Minority Removal

c)

Higher Quality of Living

d)

Higher cost of living

3.

True or False


Rent increases may occur as a result of gentrification

a)

True

b)

False

4.
Wal-Mart is opening in the small town of Vado, New Mexico. This is creating over 400 jobs in the area. Population is quickly increasing. This is an example of...
a)
Urbanization
b)
Inflation
c)
Urban Center
d)
Influence
5.
The action of taking posession of property when you do not pay for it.
a)
Foreclosure
b)
Bankruptcy
c)
Credit
6.

How can gentrification be damaging to the economy?

a)

It can cause local businesses to shut down

b)

It can create new jobs opportunities

c)

Ethnic and racial conflict can emerge

d)

It attracts middle and upper people to a residential area

7.

Which of the following businesses is an indicator of gentrification?

a)

A family owned business

b)

Starbucks

c)

a local antique shop

d)

a 100-year running bakery

8.

Which of the following groups is most likely to see gentrification as a positive thing?

a)

a family living in an urban area for cheap

b)

a wealthy couple looking to move into the city

c)

employees of a small business located in the city

d)

residents of a part of the city that is steeped in culture

9.

hat is the typical demographic shift that occurs during the gentrification of a city?

a)

Higher median income, fewer racial minorities, fewer families

b)

Lower median income, fewer racial minorities, more families

c)

Higher median income, more racial minorities, more families

10.

The mass movement of white people from urban areas to suburban areas.

a)

Urbanization

b)

White Flight

c)

Gentrification

d)

Red-lining