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Human Geography Chapter 14

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is urbanization?

a)

The process of towns and cities being formed and areas becoming more urban

b)

The process whereby an agricultural society experiences an economic shift toward manufacturing

2.

What is industrialization?

a)

The process of towns and cities being formed and areas becoming more urban

b)

The process whereby an agricultural society experiences an economic shift toward manufacturing

3.

Favela is another word for...

a)

megacity

b)

slum

c)

demographic transition

4.

________ ________ is a shift from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates.

a)

Demographic transition

b)

Population shift

c)

Generational transition

d)

Age shift

5.

When did the world become predominantly urban?

a)

1870

b)

1950

c)

2007

d)

1908

6.

Select all that modern cities have been resulted from:

a)

Fundamental socioeconomic changes

b)

Industrialization and factory work, which increased economic centralization

c)

Migration of population from rural to urban

7.

Urban is an area that has more than ____ individuals and a population density of at least 400 people per square kilometer.

a)

2 000

b)

1 000

c)

600

d)

800

e)

1 500

8.

What is population density?

a)

Where the population of a city is the most dense

b)

The average number of people in a city in a given country

c)

The average number of individuals living in one square kilometer

9.

What defines a city?

a)

An urban area with a population of more than 100 000 people

b)

An area with a population density of 500 people living in one square kilometer

10.

True or False:

Most urbanization growth is now happening in the less developed world

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the best reason on why quick city growth is a problem for city governments?

a)

Government and social infrastructures will be strained to keep up

b)

Causes a culture change in the city and people would experience more conflict

c)

Not enough land to build homes for everyone

12.

There are currently ___ as many cities with a population of 1 million or more as there were in 1950

a)

20 times

b)

10 times

c)

2 times

d)

15 times

e)

5 times

13.

What are shanty-towns?

a)

Socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in rural parts of a country

b)

Socioeconomically deprived areas on the outskirts of an urban center

c)

Areas of a city that were built quickly and poorly to accommodate fast growing populations

14.

Select all that shanty-towns are prone to:

a)

Supply crisis

b)

Social disorganization

c)

Political conflicts

d)

Natural disasters

15.

In regards to crime in cities, what is crime correlated with?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Pace of change

c)

Newcomers to the city

16.

Sociologist Max Weber was ______ about cities. Other sociologists are concerned about the associated social ills of cities.

a)

optimistic

b)

pessimistic

17.

What is the desire to relegate social problems to other parts pf an urban area called?

a)

NIMBYism

b)

Neighborhood effect

18.

What is the social, economic, and psychological effects of living in a particular neighborhood called?

a)

NIMBYism

b)

Neighborhood effect