Question 1

Public schools in the United States are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  home school their children to keep them away from students of color 
B)  use their monetary resources to pay students of color to leave the neighborhood schools 
C)  move to the suburbs and have their children attend mostly-white schools 
D)  send their children to the most underfunded schools with the hope that gentrification will begin 
A)  home school their children to keep them away from students of color 
B)  use their monetary resources to pay students of color to leave the neighborhood schools 
C)  move to the suburbs and have their children attend mostly-white schools 
D)  send their children to the most underfunded schools with the hope that gentrification will begin

Question 2

What problems are caused by urban poverty in central cities?

Accepted Answer

Urban poverty in central cities can lead

Question 3

The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of White flight continues to...

Question 4

The most significant factor determining access to mortgage credit is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the gender of the applicant 
B)  the bank account balance of the applicant 
C)  the race of the applicant 
D)  whether the applicant has a car 
A)  the gender of the applicant 
B)  the bank account balance of the applicant 
C)  the race of the applicant 
D)  whether the applicant has a car

Question 5

Some Latino immigrants create informal settlements/shanty towns called __________ in order to provide housing in extreme conditions of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  colonias 
B)  mobile ghettos 
C)  boomburgias 
D)  impromptu suburbias 
A)  colonias 
B)  mobile ghettos 
C)  boomburgias 
D)  impromptu suburbias

Question 6

The process of __________ is not a naturally occurring phenomenon, but has been encouraged and subsidized by the federal government.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The process of __________ is not a...

Question 7

The most dramatic population shift in the United States in the past fifty years has been of people moving from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cities to suburbs 
B)  farms to metropolitan areas 
C)  suburbs to rural areas 
D)  large cities to small cities 
A)  cities to suburbs 
B)  farms to metropolitan areas 
C)  suburbs to rural areas 
D)  large cities to small cities

Question 8

Neighborhoods where at least one in five households lives below the poverty line are considered __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  affluent poverty areas 
B)  central city poverty areas 
C)  persistently poor counties 
D)  boomburgs 
A)  affluent poverty areas 
B)  central city poverty areas 
C)  persistently poor counties 
D)  boomburgs

Question 9

Deindustrialization has __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased good-paying jobs 
B)  decreased unemployment in central cities 
C)  encouraged corporations to relocate to Northeastern cities 
D)  increased the standard of living for millions of workers 
A)  decreased good-paying jobs 
B)  decreased unemployment in central cities 
C)  encouraged corporations to relocate to Northeastern cities 
D)  increased the standard of living for millions of workers

Question 10

The federal cuts in money and services to central cities not only impacted the residents, but also __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  improved the natural landscape 
B)  encouraged businesses and jobs to leave cities 
C)  put an end to redlining 
D)  improved the size of the tax base in the city 
A)  improved the natural landscape 
B)  encouraged businesses and jobs to leave cities 
C)  put an end to redlining 
D)  improved the size of the tax base in the city

Question 11

How does suburban sprawl negatively impact the environment?

Accepted Answer

Suburban sprawl, which refers to the spr

Question 12

No other industrial nation has allowed the kind of decline and deterioration that faces U.S. urban centers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the effects of "White flight" on the quality of urban schools.
Ideal

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. Illu

Question 14

"Redlining" refers to the practice of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  systematically refusing loans for housing in undesirable areas 
B)  providing loans in poor areas for the purpose of creating tax shelters 
C)  steering minorities away from some, mostly White communities 
D)  lining the lawns of new homes with only red flowers 
A)  systematically refusing loans for housing in undesirable areas 
B)  providing loans in poor areas for the purpose of creating tax shelters 
C)  steering minorities away from some, mostly White communities 
D)  lining the lawns of new homes with only red flowers

Question 15

When banks and other companies refuse to make home and small-business loans and insure property in poor and minority neighborhoods, it is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  gentrification 
B)  White flight 
C)  warehousing 
D)  redlining 
A)  gentrification 
B)  White flight 
C)  warehousing 
D)  redlining

Question 16

Citizens living in poor and minority areas in cities and metropolitan areas that have to deal with the illegal dumping of hazardous materials are victims of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental racism 
B)  toxic reform efforts 
C)  the informal economy 
D)  suburban sprawl and gentrification 
A)  environmental racism 
B)  toxic reform efforts 
C)  the informal economy 
D)  suburban sprawl and gentrification

Question 17

If you are part of a population that resides in a small town or the open countryside, you would be considered to be living in a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  rural area 
B)  suburban area 
C)  metropolitan area 
D)  new urban sprawl 
A)  rural area 
B)  suburban area 
C)  metropolitan area 
D)  new urban sprawl

Question 18

Suburbanization has resulted in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  less traffic and shorter commutes to work 
B)  more diverse schools 
C)  urban sprawl and more air pollution 
D)  a decrease in residential segregation 
A)  less traffic and shorter commutes to work 
B)  more diverse schools 
C)  urban sprawl and more air pollution 
D)  a decrease in residential segregation

Question 19

When opportunities are not present in the regular local economy, people in poor inner-city neighborhoods turn to an __________ for survival.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental economy 
B)  informal economy 
C)  occupied regional government 
D)  option based economy 
A)  environmental economy 
B)  informal economy 
C)  occupied regional government 
D)  option based economy

Question 20

Residents in rural areas have __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unintentional property damage claims 
B)  health difficulties greater than those in metropolitan areas 
C)  better access to public transportation 
D)  more wealth than those in the suburbs 
A)  unintentional property damage claims 
B)  health difficulties greater than those in metropolitan areas 
C)  better access to public transportation 
D)  more wealth than those in the suburbs

Public schools in the United States are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends to __________.

What problems are caused by urban poverty in central cities?

The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.

The most significant factor determining access to mortgage credit is __________.

Some Latino immigrants create informal settlements/shanty towns called __________ in order to provide housing in extreme conditions of poverty.

The process of __________ is not a naturally occurring phenomenon, but has been encouraged and subsidized by the federal government.

The most dramatic population shift in the United States in the past fifty years has been of people moving from __________.

Neighborhoods where at least one in five households lives below the poverty line are considered __________.

Deindustrialization has __________.

The federal cuts in money and services to central cities not only impacted the residents, but also __________.

How does suburban sprawl negatively impact the environment?

No other industrial nation has allowed the kind of decline and deterioration that faces U.S. urban centers.

Discuss the effects of "White flight" on the quality of urban schools. Ideal

"Redlining" refers to the practice of __________.

When banks and other companies refuse to make home and small-business loans and insure property in poor and minority neighborhoods, it is called __________.

Citizens living in poor and minority areas in cities and metropolitan areas that have to deal with the illegal dumping of hazardous materials are victims of __________.

If you are part of a population that resides in a small town or the open countryside, you would be considered to be living in a __________.

Suburbanization has resulted in __________.

When opportunities are not present in the regular local economy, people in poor inner-city neighborhoods turn to an __________ for survival.

Residents in rural areas have __________.

The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System

World Population and Global Inequality

Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society

Threats to the Environment

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Disability and Ableism

Crime and Justice

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Health Care System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

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Exam 5: Problems of Place: Urban, Suburban, and Rural

Public schools in the United States are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends to __________.

What problems are caused by urban poverty in central cities?

The process of White flight continues to increase class and race __________.

The most significant factor determining access to mortgage credit is __________.

Some Latino immigrants create informal settlements/shanty towns called __________ in order to provide housing in extreme conditions of poverty.

The process of __________ is not a naturally occurring phenomenon, but has been encouraged and subsidized by the federal government.

The most dramatic population shift in the United States in the past fifty years has been of people moving from __________.

Neighborhoods where at least one in five households lives below the poverty line are considered __________.

Deindustrialization has __________.

The federal cuts in money and services to central cities not only impacted the residents, but also __________.

How does suburban sprawl negatively impact the environment?

No other industrial nation has allowed the kind of decline and deterioration that faces U.S. urban centers.

Discuss the effects of "White flight" on the quality of urban schools. Ideal

"Redlining" refers to the practice of __________.

When banks and other companies refuse to make home and small-business loans and insure property in poor and minority neighborhoods, it is called __________.

Citizens living in poor and minority areas in cities and metropolitan areas that have to deal with the illegal dumping of hazardous materials are victims of __________.

If you are part of a population that resides in a small town or the open countryside, you would be considered to be living in a __________.

Suburbanization has resulted in __________.

When opportunities are not present in the regular local economy, people in poor inner-city neighborhoods turn to an __________ for survival.

Residents in rural areas have __________.

The Sociological Approach to Social Problems

Wealth and Power: the Bias of the System

World Population and Global Inequality

Demographic Changes in the United States: the Browning and Graying of Society

Threats to the Environment

Poverty

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Disability and Ableism

Crime and Justice

Drugs

The Economy and Work

Families

Education

The Health Care System

National Security in the Twenty-First Century

Progressive Plan to Solve Social Problems

Filters