Question 1

In the early 1900s most people in the world lived in rural communities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Public housing comprises a large percentage of housing in Britain but only a small percentage in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

-According to this map of the St. Louis area, the

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A)  city itself extends to the east bank of the Mississippi River but the urbanized area does not. 
B)  urbanized area extends through Washington and Clinton counties. 
C)  urbanized area extends through Madison, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties. 
D)  urbanized area extends through Madison and Jefferson counties. 
E)  increase in the differences in densities is found throughout the entire urban area. 
A)  city itself extends to the east bank of the Mississippi River but the urbanized area does not. 
B)  urbanized area extends through Washington and Clinton counties. 
C)  urbanized area extends through Madison, Jefferson, and Lincoln counties. 
D)  urbanized area extends through Madison and Jefferson counties. 
E)  increase in the differences in densities is found throughout the entire urban area.

Question 4

Sometimes geographers, public officials, and market analysts are so involved with questions of "how" to enact changes that we don't pause enough to ask "why" or "whether we should" aid specific types of developments in a city or neighborhood. In actuality, controversies abound over urban transitions, gentrification, and plans involving new construction. Go online to search for recent media coverage of controversial changes in your city or community, and ask professors and fellow students about the ethical dimensions of those changes. What changes have most residents been concerned about? What alternative plans have been proposed?

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In my city, the most recent controversia

Question 5

Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is

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A)  greater. 
B)  less. 
C)  about the same. 
D)  better controlled. 
E)  declining. 
A)  greater. 
B)  less. 
C)  about the same. 
D)  better controlled. 
E)  declining.

Question 6

The multiple nuclei theory

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A)  involves four linked CBDs. 
B)  includes nodes such as a port, a university, airport, and a park. 
C)  includes a nucleus in the CBD which is connected to a nucleus in the suburbs. 
D)  links a seaport, an airport, and a railway station. 
E)  disregards the use of nodes. 
A)  involves four linked CBDs. 
B)  includes nodes such as a port, a university, airport, and a park. 
C)  includes a nucleus in the CBD which is connected to a nucleus in the suburbs. 
D)  links a seaport, an airport, and a railway station. 
E)  disregards the use of nodes.

Question 7

The supply of land for new housing is more severely restricted outside European cities than U.S. cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

People in the United States are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by

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A)  heavy traffic. 
B)  lower opportunity for home ownership. 
C)  private land surrounding the house. 
D)  row houses and apartments. 
E)  closer proximity to cultural institutions. 
A)  heavy traffic. 
B)  lower opportunity for home ownership. 
C)  private land surrounding the house. 
D)  row houses and apartments. 
E)  closer proximity to cultural institutions.

Question 9

-Looking at this map of U.S. electrical sources, what are the major sources of energy today in the U.S. Southwest? What energy alternatives can you propose for the Southwest? Assuming that your energy alternatives could be fully implemented in the next few years, what energy options would then become available to other regions of the country as well?

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The major sources of energy in the U.S.

Question 10

The areas on the periphery of cities in less developed countries are sometimes known as

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A)  barriadas, favelas bidonvilles, bastees, or kampongs. 
B)  young city and old city zones. 
C)  public housing, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs. 
D)  the zone in transition, suburbs, or public zone. 
E)  suburbs, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs. 
A)  barriadas, favelas bidonvilles, bastees, or kampongs. 
B)  young city and old city zones. 
C)  public housing, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs. 
D)  the zone in transition, suburbs, or public zone. 
E)  suburbs, barmiadelas, fonelongas, or kuhpinongs.

Question 11

The energy efficiency of a hybrid car is tied to

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A)  the use of hybrid gasolines. 
B)  the generation of electricity from rooftop solar panels and wind turbines affixed to the sides and undercarriage of the car. 
C)  the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, whereas at low speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking. 
D)  the use of a gasoline engine at low speeds, whereas at high speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking. 
E)  the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, and at low speeds, when the gas engine is at its most efficient, an electric motor takes over. Energy that would otherwise be gained while coasting and braking is lost as electricity and heat when it would otherwise be needed. 
A)  the use of hybrid gasolines. 
B)  the generation of electricity from rooftop solar panels and wind turbines affixed to the sides and undercarriage of the car. 
C)  the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, whereas at low speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking. 
D)  the use of a gasoline engine at low speeds, whereas at high speeds an electric motor takes over; moreover, energy that would have otherwise escaped as heat is captured and stored while the car is coasting and braking. 
E)  the use of a gasoline engine at high speeds, and at low speeds, when the gas engine is at its most efficient, an electric motor takes over. Energy that would otherwise be gained while coasting and braking is lost as electricity and heat when it would otherwise be needed.

Question 12

Envision a radical new plan of your own for using existing automobile technologies most effectively, to positively impact human lives, city planning, and other societal concerns. How would your plan solve or ameliorate some of the problems raised in this chapter?

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My radical new plan involves utilizing e

Question 13

Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

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A)  squatter settlements. 
B)  council estates. 
C)  public housing. 
D)  the zone in transition. 
E)  suburbs. 
A)  squatter settlements. 
B)  council estates. 
C)  public housing. 
D)  the zone in transition. 
E)  suburbs.

Question 14

What activity tends to locate on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a typical North American CBD?

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A)  government 
B)  industrial 
C)  office 
D)  retail 
E)  education 
A)  government 
B)  industrial 
C)  office 
D)  retail 
E)  education

Question 15

-Analyze this map of stressed school districts. Imagine that you have been given the power to redesign the city's school system, as well as any other urban patterns that correlate to the school system, specifically to relieve those stressed schools-as if this were a "war on poor education" for which massive amounts of national, state, and local resources were made available. What would you do to relieve these school districts? How radical would your plan be, compared to the status quo?

Accepted Answer

To relieve the stressed school districts

Question 16

The process that includes subdividing a house from single-family owner occupancy to multiple occupancy, is

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A)  blockbusting. 
B)  filtering. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  redlining. 
E)  urban blight. 
A)  blockbusting. 
B)  filtering. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  redlining. 
E)  urban blight.

Question 17

Chicago is a good location in which to develop urban models because it is located

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A)  at the end of the nation's transportation system. 
B)  in the center of the country. 
C)  on a relatively flat prairie. 
D)  on the shore of Lake Michigan. 
E)  near other primate cities. 
A)  at the end of the nation's transportation system. 
B)  in the center of the country. 
C)  on a relatively flat prairie. 
D)  on the shore of Lake Michigan. 
E)  near other primate cities.

Question 18

In general, higher status families in the United States are more likely to live farther away from a city center while lower status people tend to live closer to the city center.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The strongest criticism of suburbs argued that historically,

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A)  low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the housing, the unfriendliness (or discrimination) of established residents, and fears that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
B)  low-income people and minorities are able to live in some areas because of the low cost of the housing, the friendliness of established residents, and the myth that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
C)  legal devices, such as requiring several small houses to sit on a large lot of land amid several different apartments, prevented low-income families from living in many suburbs. 
D)  low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the private schools there, the unfriendliness of African American and Hispanic minorities there, and the fear that property values would not change if other minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
E)  they encouraged the buying and selling of too many automobiles. 
A)  low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the housing, the unfriendliness (or discrimination) of established residents, and fears that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
B)  low-income people and minorities are able to live in some areas because of the low cost of the housing, the friendliness of established residents, and the myth that property values would decline if minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
C)  legal devices, such as requiring several small houses to sit on a large lot of land amid several different apartments, prevented low-income families from living in many suburbs. 
D)  low-income people and minorities are unable to live in some areas because of the high cost of the private schools there, the unfriendliness of African American and Hispanic minorities there, and the fear that property values would not change if other minorities were allowed to buy property there. 
E)  they encouraged the buying and selling of too many automobiles.

Question 20

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

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A)  corridors. 
B)  nodes. 
C)  rings. 
D)  sectors. 
E)  quadrants. 
A)  corridors. 
B)  nodes. 
C)  rings. 
D)  sectors. 
E)  quadrants.

In the early 1900s most people in the world lived in rural communities.

Public housing comprises a large percentage of housing in Britain but only a small percentage in the United States.

-According to this map of the St. Louis area, the

Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is

The multiple nuclei theory

The supply of land for new housing is more severely restricted outside European cities than U.S. cities.

People in the United States are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by

The areas on the periphery of cities in less developed countries are sometimes known as

The energy efficiency of a hybrid car is tied to

Envision a radical new plan of your own for using existing automobile technologies most effectively, to positively impact human lives, city planning, and other societal concerns. How would your plan solve or ameliorate some of the problems raised in this chapter?

Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

What activity tends to locate on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a typical North American CBD?

The process that includes subdividing a house from single-family owner occupancy to multiple occupancy, is

Chicago is a good location in which to develop urban models because it is located

In general, higher status families in the United States are more likely to live farther away from a city center while lower status people tend to live closer to the city center.

The strongest criticism of suburbs argued that historically,

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

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Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

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Exam 13: Urban Patterns

In the early 1900s most people in the world lived in rural communities.

Public housing comprises a large percentage of housing in Britain but only a small percentage in the United States.

-According to this map of the St. Louis area, the

Compared to the United Kingdom, the amount of sprawl in the United States is

The multiple nuclei theory

The supply of land for new housing is more severely restricted outside European cities than U.S. cities.

People in the United States are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by

The areas on the periphery of cities in less developed countries are sometimes known as

The energy efficiency of a hybrid car is tied to

Envision a radical new plan of your own for using existing automobile technologies most effectively, to positively impact human lives, city planning, and other societal concerns. How would your plan solve or ameliorate some of the problems raised in this chapter?

Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

What activity tends to locate on the street-level floor of a skyscraper in a typical North American CBD?

The process that includes subdividing a house from single-family owner occupancy to multiple occupancy, is

Chicago is a good location in which to develop urban models because it is located

In general, higher status families in the United States are more likely to live farther away from a city center while lower status people tend to live closer to the city center.

The strongest criticism of suburbs argued that historically,

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

Basic Concepts

Population and Health

Migration

Folk and Popular Culture

Languages

Religions

Ethnicities

Political Geography

Development

Food and Agriculture

Industry and Manufacturing

Services and Settlements

Filters