Question 1

Global cities are isolated from one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although the idea is not universally accepted, what city do most scholars agree is currently the largest in the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tokyo 
B)  Mumbai 
C)  Beijing 
D)  Mexico City 
E)  Cairo 
A)  Tokyo 
B)  Mumbai 
C)  Beijing 
D)  Mexico City 
E)  Cairo

Question 3

Where are primate city distributions generally found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Small urban systems 
B)  Large political structures 
C)  Low-order centres 
D)  Small semi-urban populations 
E)  Large countries 
A)  Small urban systems 
B)  Large political structures 
C)  Low-order centres 
D)  Small semi-urban populations 
E)  Large countries

Question 4

Which of the following statements is TRUE about urbanization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pace of urbanization picked up with the onset of the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  The rapid growth of cities is a recent phenomenon. 
C)  Urbanization has developed very differently in the more and less developed countries. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The pace of urbanization picked up with the onset of the Industrial Revolution. 
B)  The rapid growth of cities is a recent phenomenon. 
C)  Urbanization has developed very differently in the more and less developed countries. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following countries defines urban centres by stipulating that the population exceed 50,000 inhabitants and that 60 per cent of the housing is located in the main built-up area?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Japan 
C)  Mexico 
D)  The United States 
E)  Portugal 
A)  France 
B)  Japan 
C)  Mexico 
D)  The United States 
E)  Portugal

Question 6

Define urbanism.

Accepted Answer

Urbanism is the urban way of life. It is

Question 7

By 1975 there were four mega-cities: Tokyo, New York City, and which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cairo and London 
B)  Cairo and Shanghai 
C)  London and Shanghai 
D)  Mexico City and London 
E)  Shanghai and Mexico City 
A)  Cairo and London 
B)  Cairo and Shanghai 
C)  London and Shanghai 
D)  Mexico City and London 
E)  Shanghai and Mexico City

Question 8

What is meant by the term range?

Accepted Answer

A)  The minimum number of potential customers to make a profit 
B)  The maximum number of potential customers to make a profit 
C)  The minimum distance people are willing to travel for a good or service 
D)  The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a good or service 
E)  None of the above 
A)  The minimum number of potential customers to make a profit 
B)  The maximum number of potential customers to make a profit 
C)  The minimum distance people are willing to travel for a good or service 
D)  The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a good or service 
E)  None of the above

Question 9

In the United States, the urban population increased from 5 per cent in 1800 to more than 80 per cent today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By 2030, it is predicted that there will be 103 megacities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

We are living in an age of unprecedented urban growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is a close relationship between the rapid urbanization of the less developed world and what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasingly dense transportation networks 
B)  Increased regional trade 
C)  Environmental problems 
D)  Rural poverty 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Increasingly dense transportation networks 
B)  Increased regional trade 
C)  Environmental problems 
D)  Rural poverty 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

How many megacities are there expected to be by 2030?

Accepted Answer

A)  20-29 
B)  30-39 
C)  40-49 
D)  50-59 
E)  60-69 
A)  20-29 
B)  30-39 
C)  40-49 
D)  50-59 
E)  60-69

Question 14

Describe how geographers understand a city's location and identify where cities are typically located.

Accepted Answer

Geographers typically understand a city'

Question 15

In what period did the world's urban population exceed its rural population for the first time in history?

Accepted Answer

A)  1850-1899 
B)  1900-1949 
C)  1950-1999 
D)  Early 2000s 
E)  The urban population has never exceeded the rural population. 
A)  1850-1899 
B)  1900-1949 
C)  1950-1999 
D)  Early 2000s 
E)  The urban population has never exceeded the rural population.

Question 16

The vast majority of megacities are located in less developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What percentage of Canada's population lives in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario?

Accepted Answer

A)  5-10 per cent 
B)  11-15 per cent 
C)  16-20 per cent 
D)  21-25 per cent 
E)  26-30 per cent 
A)  5-10 per cent 
B)  11-15 per cent 
C)  16-20 per cent 
D)  21-25 per cent 
E)  26-30 per cent

Question 18

Explain why urban centres are located where they are.

Accepted Answer

Urban centers are located where they are

Question 19

A city's site refers to what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its location relative to other cities 
B)  Its location relative to strategic locations (e.g., river crossings) 
C)  Its physical location 
D)  Its physical location and characteristics of that location 
E)  Its location in terms of how accessible it is by car 
A)  Its location relative to other cities 
B)  Its location relative to strategic locations (e.g., river crossings) 
C)  Its physical location 
D)  Its physical location and characteristics of that location 
E)  Its location in terms of how accessible it is by car

Question 20

Transportation providers are the principal agents of connectivity among global cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Global cities are isolated from one another.

Although the idea is not universally accepted, what city do most scholars agree is currently the largest in the world?

Where are primate city distributions generally found?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about urbanization?

Which of the following countries defines urban centres by stipulating that the population exceed 50,000 inhabitants and that 60 per cent of the housing is located in the main built-up area?

Define urbanism.

By 1975 there were four mega-cities: Tokyo, New York City, and which of the following?

What is meant by the term range?

In the United States, the urban population increased from 5 per cent in 1800 to more than 80 per cent today.

By 2030, it is predicted that there will be 103 megacities.

We are living in an age of unprecedented urban growth.

There is a close relationship between the rapid urbanization of the less developed world and what?

How many megacities are there expected to be by 2030?

Describe how geographers understand a city's location and identify where cities are typically located.

In what period did the world's urban population exceed its rural population for the first time in history?

The vast majority of megacities are located in less developed countries.

What percentage of Canada's population lives in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario?

Explain why urban centres are located where they are.

A city's site refers to what?

Transportation providers are the principal agents of connectivity among global cities.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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Exam 7: An Urban World

Global cities are isolated from one another.

Although the idea is not universally accepted, what city do most scholars agree is currently the largest in the world?

Where are primate city distributions generally found?

Which of the following statements is TRUE about urbanization?

Which of the following countries defines urban centres by stipulating that the population exceed 50,000 inhabitants and that 60 per cent of the housing is located in the main built-up area?

Define urbanism.

By 1975 there were four mega-cities: Tokyo, New York City, and which of the following?

What is meant by the term range?

In the United States, the urban population increased from 5 per cent in 1800 to more than 80 per cent today.

By 2030, it is predicted that there will be 103 megacities.

We are living in an age of unprecedented urban growth.

There is a close relationship between the rapid urbanization of the less developed world and what?

How many megacities are there expected to be by 2030?

Describe how geographers understand a city's location and identify where cities are typically located.

In what period did the world's urban population exceed its rural population for the first time in history?

The vast majority of megacities are located in less developed countries.

What percentage of Canada's population lives in the Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario?

Explain why urban centres are located where they are.

A city's site refers to what?

Transportation providers are the principal agents of connectivity among global cities.

What Is Human Geography

Population and Health Geography

Uneven Development and Global Inequalities

Geographies of Culture and Landscape

Geographies of Identity and Difference

Political Geography

Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City

Geographies of Food and Agriculture

Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services

Geographies of Globalization

Humans and the Environment

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