Question 1

The Etruscans were the predecessors of the Romans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Human communities have existed for 100,000 years,but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 
B) 8,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 15,000 
A) 5,000 
B) 8,000 
C) 10,000 
D) 15,000 B

Question 3

The relative location of a city refers to its

Accepted Answer

A) site. 
B) situation. 
C) genealogy of development. 
D) approximate latitude and longitude. 
A) site. 
B) situation. 
C) genealogy of development. 
D) approximate latitude and longitude. B

Question 4

Urbanization occurred in all urban hearths at about the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

After 1970,new suburban downtowns (edge cities)were spawned in the outer city of Los Angeles,with their leading concentrations

Accepted Answer

A) near key freeway intersections. 
B) along the coast. 
C) near hubs of public transportation. 
D) at the approaches to key bridges. 
A) near key freeway intersections. 
B) along the coast. 
C) near hubs of public transportation. 
D) at the approaches to key bridges.

Question 6

Ancient Athens,for all its fame,was small by ancient standards with approximately 12,000 residents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Peter Muller's analysis of suburbanization indicated that suburbs were

Accepted Answer

A) losing their appeal to home buyers. 
B) primarily "bedroom suburbs" with only a residential function. 
C) evolving into a self-sufficient urban entity with its own economic and cultural components. 
D) becoming a smaller proportion of the total American population. 
A) losing their appeal to home buyers. 
B) primarily "bedroom suburbs" with only a residential function. 
C) evolving into a self-sufficient urban entity with its own economic and cultural components. 
D) becoming a smaller proportion of the total American population.

Question 8

New York's Times Square and Berlin's Potsdamer Platz are examples of giant media reshaping cities into

Accepted Answer

A) disamenity zones 
B) McMansions. 
C) planned communities. 
D) spaces of consumption. 
A) disamenity zones 
B) McMansions. 
C) planned communities. 
D) spaces of consumption.

Question 9

Which of the following countries is least urbanized?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Australia 
C) Japan 
D) China 
A) the United States 
B) Australia 
C) Japan 
D) China

Question 10

The focal point of the Southeast Asian city is the

Accepted Answer

A) old colonial port zone. 
B) CBD. 
C) alien commercial zone. 
D) suburbs. 
A) old colonial port zone. 
B) CBD. 
C) alien commercial zone. 
D) suburbs.

Question 11

Marxist geographer David Harvey is one of the strongest critics of _____________,the privatization of public space and loss of "character" of neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) gentrification 
B) new urbanism 
C) urban sprawl 
D) affordable housing 
A) gentrification 
B) new urbanism 
C) urban sprawl 
D) affordable housing

Question 12

What role did European colonialism play in the diffusion of cities? In what way did this influence the rise of global urbanism and the global city?

Accepted Answer

Where the European colonial powers colon

Question 13

Ancient cities were not large by modern standards.The cities of Mesopotamian and the Nile Valley probably had populations of

Accepted Answer

A) 5,000 to 7,000. 
B) 7,000 to 9,000. 
C) 10,000 to 15,000. 
D) 20,000 to 30,000. 
A) 5,000 to 7,000. 
B) 7,000 to 9,000. 
C) 10,000 to 15,000. 
D) 20,000 to 30,000.

Question 14

_______________ was coined to describe a complex urban area,like Los Angeles or Toronto,in which centrality of functions is no longer significant and there are many centers of economic activity?

Accepted Answer

A) exurb 
B) galactic metropolis 
C) central city 
D) conurbation 
A) exurb 
B) galactic metropolis 
C) central city 
D) conurbation

Question 15

The huge influx of population from rural to regions of the world in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas finds housing in

Accepted Answer

A) public housing. 
B) edge cities. 
C) deteriorating CBD's. 
D) shantytowns. 
A) public housing. 
B) edge cities. 
C) deteriorating CBD's. 
D) shantytowns.

Question 16

In the Latin American city,where are the homes of the most impoverished and unskilled residents?

Accepted Answer

A) in the city center 
B) immediately surrounding the city center 
C) on the outermost zone or peripheral fringe 
D) along the major access highways 
A) in the city center 
B) immediately surrounding the city center 
C) on the outermost zone or peripheral fringe 
D) along the major access highways

Question 17

In Latin America,which of the following does not accurately describe the typical CBD?

Accepted Answer

A) the primary business focus 
B) principal entertainment center 
C) main area of employment 
D) an area of out-migration to suburbs 
A) the primary business focus 
B) principal entertainment center 
C) main area of employment 
D) an area of out-migration to suburbs

Question 18

Latin American cities feature the deterioration of inner city neighborhoods (slums)similar to their North American counterparts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If cities in the poorer parts of the world share a common characteristic,it may result from

Accepted Answer

A) an absence of enforced zoning regulations. 
B) a total lack of industry. 
C) acute water shortages. 
D) poor public transportation. 
A) an absence of enforced zoning regulations. 
B) a total lack of industry. 
C) acute water shortages. 
D) poor public transportation.

Question 20

A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city,town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The Etruscans were the predecessors of the Romans.

Human communities have existed for 100,000 years,but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.

The relative location of a city refers to its

Urbanization occurred in all urban hearths at about the same time.

After 1970,new suburban downtowns (edge cities)were spawned in the outer city of Los Angeles,with their leading concentrations

Ancient Athens,for all its fame,was small by ancient standards with approximately 12,000 residents.

Peter Muller's analysis of suburbanization indicated that suburbs were

New York's Times Square and Berlin's Potsdamer Platz are examples of giant media reshaping cities into

Which of the following countries is least urbanized?

The focal point of the Southeast Asian city is the

Marxist geographer David Harvey is one of the strongest critics of _____________,the privatization of public space and loss of "character" of neighborhoods.

What role did European colonialism play in the diffusion of cities? In what way did this influence the rise of global urbanism and the global city?

Ancient cities were not large by modern standards.The cities of Mesopotamian and the Nile Valley probably had populations of

_______________ was coined to describe a complex urban area,like Los Angeles or Toronto,in which centrality of functions is no longer significant and there are many centers of economic activity?

The huge influx of population from rural to regions of the world in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas finds housing in

In the Latin American city,where are the homes of the most impoverished and unskilled residents?

In Latin America,which of the following does not accurately describe the typical CBD?

Latin American cities feature the deterioration of inner city neighborhoods (slums)similar to their North American counterparts.

If cities in the poorer parts of the world share a common characteristic,it may result from

A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city,town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.

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The Etruscans were the predecessors of the Romans.

Human communities have existed for 100,000 years,but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.

The relative location of a city refers to its

Urbanization occurred in all urban hearths at about the same time.

After 1970,new suburban downtowns (edge cities)were spawned in the outer city of Los Angeles,with their leading concentrations

Ancient Athens,for all its fame,was small by ancient standards with approximately 12,000 residents.

Peter Muller's analysis of suburbanization indicated that suburbs were

New York's Times Square and Berlin's Potsdamer Platz are examples of giant media reshaping cities into

Which of the following countries is least urbanized?

The focal point of the Southeast Asian city is the

Marxist geographer David Harvey is one of the strongest critics of _____________,the privatization of public space and loss of "character" of neighborhoods.

What role did European colonialism play in the diffusion of cities? In what way did this influence the rise of global urbanism and the global city?

Ancient cities were not large by modern standards.The cities of Mesopotamian and the Nile Valley probably had populations of

_______________ was coined to describe a complex urban area,like Los Angeles or Toronto,in which centrality of functions is no longer significant and there are many centers of economic activity?

The huge influx of population from rural to regions of the world in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas finds housing in

In the Latin American city,where are the homes of the most impoverished and unskilled residents?

In Latin America,which of the following does not accurately describe the typical CBD?

Latin American cities feature the deterioration of inner city neighborhoods (slums)similar to their North American counterparts.

If cities in the poorer parts of the world share a common characteristic,it may result from

A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city,town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.

Introduction to Human Geography

Population and Health

Migration

Local Culture, Popular Culture, and Cultural Landscapes

Identity: Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

Language

Religion

Political Geography

Development

Agriculture

Industry and Services

Human Environment

Globalization and the Geography of Networks

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