Question 1

The threshold for what defines an urban entity varies from one country to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Where is the world's urban population growing taking place?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  The Global South 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  The Global North 
A)  North America 
B)  The Global South 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Western Europe 
E)  The Global North

Question 3

A slum household could lack _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  durable housing that can protect inhabitants from climatic conditions 
B)  secure tenure, through documentation or de facto protection against forced evictions 
C)  sufficient living area where not more than three people share the same room 
D)  access to sanitation in the form of a private toilet or a public toilet shared with a reasonable number of people 
E)  All of the above 
A)  durable housing that can protect inhabitants from climatic conditions 
B)  secure tenure, through documentation or de facto protection against forced evictions 
C)  sufficient living area where not more than three people share the same room 
D)  access to sanitation in the form of a private toilet or a public toilet shared with a reasonable number of people 
E)  All of the above

Question 4

The vast majority of cities have a troubled relationship with their surroundings, and cities of the Global South are no exception. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

Cities are large consumers of water and

Question 5

The urbanization of poverty is a trend most visible in ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the housing sector 
B)  underemployment rates 
C)  youth unemployment 
D)  the disparities characteristic of global cities 
E)  levels of educational achievement 
A)  the housing sector 
B)  underemployment rates 
C)  youth unemployment 
D)  the disparities characteristic of global cities 
E)  levels of educational achievement

Question 6

Natural increase is the excess of births over deaths in a country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the emerging urban challenge of flooding. Include an example.

Accepted Answer

Flooding is an emerging urban challenge

Question 8

How has the World Bank approached urban development?

Accepted Answer

World Bank policies, along with those of

Question 9

Give examples of how prosperity is not an inevitable outcome of urbanization.

Accepted Answer

Chant (2013, 9) contends that "prosperit

Question 10

Rural-urban migration and natural increase no longer fuel the growth of cities as they did in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the difference between urban growth in Europe and North America and in developing countries today?

Accepted Answer

For Europe and North America, urban grow

Question 12

Which of the following factors explains the formation of slums?

Accepted Answer

A)  Population growth outpacing housing production 
B)  Inability to find the means to provide shelter for households 
C)  Concentrated land ownership 
D)  Distance from modern economic hubs 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Population growth outpacing housing production 
B)  Inability to find the means to provide shelter for households 
C)  Concentrated land ownership 
D)  Distance from modern economic hubs 
E)  All of the above

Question 13

Malthusians see population growth as the main cause of the urban crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What explains the re-emergence of urban agriculture and what are the benefits?

Accepted Answer

Causes include the worsening situation o

Question 15

Where was participatory budgeting initiated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ghana 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  France 
A)  Ghana 
B)  Brazil 
C)  India 
D)  Bangladesh 
E)  France

Question 16

Movements seeking to create just, sustainable, inclusive, and democratic cities have drawn on which theoretical concept?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global cities 
B)  Communities first 
C)  The right to the city 
D)  Make poverty history 
E)  The sociological imagination 
A)  Global cities 
B)  Communities first 
C)  The right to the city 
D)  Make poverty history 
E)  The sociological imagination

Question 17

Which of the following regions has the highest urban growth rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  The Middle East 
E)  Europe 
A)  Africa 
B)  Asia 
C)  Latin America 
D)  The Middle East 
E)  Europe

Question 18

What is the process by which urbanization modifies the spatial distribution of the population in every region of the globe called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rate of urbanization 
B)  Urbanization 
C)  City building 
D)  Urban design 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Rate of urbanization 
B)  Urbanization 
C)  City building 
D)  Urban design 
E)  None of the above

Question 19

How do theorists like David Harvey and Immanuel Wallerstein frame urban crisis in contrast to neo-Malthusians?

Accepted Answer

A Malthusian approach sees population gr

Question 20

What are some of the ways that slums have come to characterize urban landscapes?

Accepted Answer

In some areas they include informal sett

Exam 20: Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

The threshold for what defines an urban entity varies from one country to another.

Where is the world's urban population growing taking place?

A slum household could lack _____________.

The vast majority of cities have a troubled relationship with their surroundings, and cities of the Global South are no exception. Discuss.

The urbanization of poverty is a trend most visible in ________________.

Natural increase is the excess of births over deaths in a country.

Describe the emerging urban challenge of flooding. Include an example.

How has the World Bank approached urban development?

Give examples of how prosperity is not an inevitable outcome of urbanization.

Rural-urban migration and natural increase no longer fuel the growth of cities as they did in the past.

What is the difference between urban growth in Europe and North America and in developing countries today?

Which of the following factors explains the formation of slums?

Malthusians see population growth as the main cause of the urban crisis.

What explains the re-emergence of urban agriculture and what are the benefits?

Where was participatory budgeting initiated?

Movements seeking to create just, sustainable, inclusive, and democratic cities have drawn on which theoretical concept?

Which of the following regions has the highest urban growth rate?

What is the process by which urbanization modifies the spatial distribution of the population in every region of the globe called?

How do theorists like David Harvey and Immanuel Wallerstein frame urban crisis in contrast to neo-Malthusians?

What are some of the ways that slums have come to characterize urban landscapes?

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