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GEO171 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In post-modernism:

a)

The truth is out there

b)

There is no such thing as the truth

c)

Representation is unimportant

d)

Truth is a social construction

2.

In Medellin Colombia social urbanism includes:

a)

Public services, mass transportation and decision-making inclusion.

b)

The construction of freeways and condominiums.

c)

A focus on gentrification.

d)

The development of airports and canals

3.

Language:

a)

Is shaped by metaphors, history, and geography

b)

Does not reflect socio-economic power

c)

Does not involve the use of metaphors of representation

d)

Is a mirror of the surrounding enviroment

4.

Which of the following can contribute to slums of hope?

a)

A lack of basic infrastructure.

b)

Periodic slum clearances by governments.

c)

Granting of land tenure and infrastructure.

d)

Gentrification.

5.

Cultural systems include:

a)

Families, branches, and groups

b)

Dialects and regions

c)

Langauge trees

d)

Traits, territorial affiliations and shared histories

6.

In the ecological model of urban development:

a)

There is competition over land used by different groups

b)

The city is characterized by class conflict

c)

Urban development does not exhibit any distinct spatial pattern

d)

Urban development is polycentric

7.

What percentage of Lago’s population works informally?

a)

60%

b)

Less than 50%

c)

70%

d)

More than 90%

8.

Which of the following is a characteristic of neo-liberal urban policy>

a)

Restrictive convenats

b)

Property-led development

c)

Redlining

d)

Keynesianism

9.

Which of the following was NOT a key factor in Medellin's post-2000 recovery?

a)

Public private setcors

b)

A lack of private sector participations

c)

The Medellin Cartel

d)

A strong national government

10.

Why are 'shock cities' important?

a)

The portend important social-economic and cultural changes

b)

They illustrate the dangers of urban electrification

c)

They move us away from cities

d)

They are backward looking and nostalgic

11.

Until the 1950s most US cities were led by:

a)

Unelected mayors

b)

Financial services

c)

Manufacturing

d)

Suburbs

12.

Syncretism is a product of:

a)

A lack of cultural exchange

b)

Cultural exchange

c)

Only cultural apporporiation

d)

None of the above

13.

Between 200 and 2050 95% of human population growth will be in:

a)

The global north

b)

Global south rural areas

c)

Latin American cities

d)

Global south cities

14.

In "super-organic" conceptions, culture is:

a)

Based on the material conditions of society

b)

An "anti-essential" representation

c)

Superior to and not originating in society

d)

Part of the superstructure

15.

The fastest rate of urban growth is now found in:

a)

China

b)

Sub-Saharan Africa

c)

India

d)

The middle east

16.

In film geography urban landscapes are:

a)

active agents

b)

real

c)

a passive backdrop

d)

unimportant

17.

How many language are expected to go extinct by 2050?

a)

20%

b)

50%

c)

none

d)

80%

18.

For gramsci hegemony was the outcome of:

a)

conspiracy

b)

force alone

c)

struggle and compromise

d)

representation only

19.

According to Engels the industrial city is characterized by:

a)

The spatial separation of classes and of work from home

b)

Equilibrium

c)

The spatial integration of social classes and of work and home

d)

Utility and trade-offs

20.

Which of the following makes cities like Los Angeles "post-moden"?

a)

The city organizes the hinterland

b)

There is an evolutionary, linear development from community to society

c)

The city is individual centered

d)

Urban development is more chaotic, unpredictable, and non linear

21.

Under the Treaty of Waitangi (1840):

a)

The Māoris recognized British sovereignty in return for their land rights.

b)

The British recognized Māori sovereignty in return for their land rights.

c)

The Haka was banned.

d)

Rugby was made a compulsory sport.

22.

US cities were segregated via:

a)

Restrictive covenants only

b)

Property-led development

c)

Redlining only

d)

Restrictive covenants and redlining

23.

A "borrow" word is:

a)

A word that cannot be translated from another langauge

b)

Not a metaphor

c)

A word that has been adopted from one language to another

d)

Not important in the development of a language

24.

Which of the following was a critical link between reggae and reggaeton?

a)

Reggae in espanol

b)

Rock n roll

c)

Calypso

d)

Ska

25.

Mezzadria was:

a)

An italian neo-realist film

b)

A tuscan cuisine

c)

An etruscan city

d)

A share cropping system

26.

A Desakota is:

a)

a form of gentrification

b)

found exclusively in central business districts

c)

a mix of residential and industrial land uses

d)

a mix of urban and agricultural land uses

27.

For Carl Sauer, in cultural landscape:

a)

Nature is the agent and culture is the medium

b)

Culture is not important

c)

Culture is the agent: the natural area is the medium

d)

Nature is not important

28.

Neo-classical urban theory emphasizes:

a)

territoriality and congregation

b)

utility and trade-offs

c)

the role of redlining

d)

the development of 'shock cities'

29.

"Imagined communities" refers to:

a)

nationalism

b)

urban geography

c)

syncretism

d)

cultural landscape

30.

The "dembow" rhythm is important in:

a)

Rock n roll

b)

Reggae

c)

Ska

d)

Reggaeton

31.

Which of the following was NOT a cause for the US urban crisis in the 1960s?

a)

Urban fragementation

b)

Suburbanization

c)

Property-led development

d)

Deindustrialization

32.

Local musical spaces are:

a)

Important in popular music

b)

Not a product of syncretims

c)

Never found in cities

d)

Insignificant in popular musoc

33.

Where are comunas or informal settlements typically found in Medllin?

a)

In the Aburra river valley

b)

In the central business district

c)

Near the airport

d)

On the hills and mountain sides

34.

The Haka:

a)

is a war dance

b)

is only performed by the new zealand "all blacks:

c)

refers to all maori ceremonies involving movement

d)

is a recent cultural innovation

35.

Which of the following is NOT a reason why cities are important?

a)

as a center for agriculture

b)

as a center for innovation

c)

a center for innovation

d)

as a center for decision-making

36.

A restrictive covenant is:

a)

the same thing as redlining

b)

a restriction on the sale of housing to minority groups

c)

a supreme court ruling allowing the sale of housing to minority groups

d)

a precursor to gentrification

37.

Which of the following was NOT a musical influence on reggae?

a)

Country and western

b)

Mento

c)

Kumina

d)

Calypso

38.

Manchester, England:

a)

has only one premier league team

b)

has no suburban development

c)

was never a 'shock' city

d)

was the world's first industrial city

39.

In materialist conceptions of culture:

a)

ideas and values are independent of the material conditions of existence

b)

ideas and values are not independent of the material conditions of existence

c)

the superstructure is unimportant

d)

culture is only about representations

40.

Dialects:

a)

are dominant languages spoken in funny accents

b)

are only found in newfoundland, canada

c)

are growing rapidly

d)

have their own distinctive grammar and pronounciation