Question 1

The core area suburbs are experiencing a process of the tearing down of existing suburban homes and the building of very large,standardized looking homes known as

Accepted Answer

A) McMansions. 
B) upper class housing. 
C) gentrified housing. 
D) suburban palaces. 
A) McMansions. 
B) upper class housing. 
C) gentrified housing. 
D) suburban palaces.

Question 2

Urban places in the ancient world were

Accepted Answer

A) numerous and hierarchical. 
B) exceptions in an overwhelmingly rural society. 
C) part of a generally urban society. 
D) more common than today. 
A) numerous and hierarchical. 
B) exceptions in an overwhelmingly rural society. 
C) part of a generally urban society. 
D) more common than today.

Question 3

Mexico City and São Paolo are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) South American cities. 
B) capital cities. 
C) megacities. 
D) Sun belt cities. 
A) South American cities. 
B) capital cities. 
C) megacities. 
D) Sun belt cities.

Question 4

In core area cities the practice of buying up and rehabilitating deteriorating housing which resulted in the raising of housing values and a social change in neighborhoods is called

Accepted Answer

A) public housing. 
B) gentrification. 
C) white flight. 
D) urban renewal. 
A) public housing. 
B) gentrification. 
C) white flight. 
D) urban renewal.

Question 5

The layout of a city,the physical form and structure,is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) urban morphology. 
B) urban grid. 
C) city plan. 
D) urban street pattern. 
A) urban morphology. 
B) urban grid. 
C) city plan. 
D) urban street pattern.

Question 6

Gated communities have __________ as their chief objective.

Accepted Answer

A) moderately priced housing 
B) ample open space 
C) social integration 
D) safety 
A) moderately priced housing 
B) ample open space 
C) social integration 
D) safety

Question 7

Early cities were often theocratic centers with temples being a prominent urban feature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is not related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) urbanization of society 
B) second agricultural revolution 
C) energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature 
D) cities as theocratic centers 
A) urbanization of society 
B) second agricultural revolution 
C) energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature 
D) cities as theocratic centers

Question 9

Burgess' concentric zone model emphasized homogenous pie shaped wedges of land use extending from the CBD to the cities edge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The core area suburbs are experiencing a process of the tearing down of existing suburban homes and the building of very large,standardized looking homes known as

Urban places in the ancient world were

Mexico City and São Paolo are examples of

In core area cities the practice of buying up and rehabilitating deteriorating housing which resulted in the raising of housing values and a social change in neighborhoods is called

The layout of a city,the physical form and structure,is referred to as

Gated communities have __________ as their chief objective.

Early cities were often theocratic centers with temples being a prominent urban feature.

Which is not related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?

Burgess' concentric zone model emphasized homogenous pie shaped wedges of land use extending from the CBD to the cities edge.

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Exam 9: Urban Geography

The core area suburbs are experiencing a process of the tearing down of existing suburban homes and the building of very large,standardized looking homes known as

Urban places in the ancient world were

Mexico City and São Paolo are examples of

In core area cities the practice of buying up and rehabilitating deteriorating housing which resulted in the raising of housing values and a social change in neighborhoods is called

The layout of a city,the physical form and structure,is referred to as

Gated communities have __________ as their chief objective.

Early cities were often theocratic centers with temples being a prominent urban feature.

Which is not related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?

Burgess' concentric zone model emphasized homogenous pie shaped wedges of land use extending from the CBD to the cities edge.

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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