Question 1

Which of the following cities is NOT listed as a major international financial city?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York City 
B)  London 
C)  Tokyo 
D)  Beijing 
E)  All of the above are major international financial cities. 
A)  New York City 
B)  London 
C)  Tokyo 
D)  Beijing 
E)  All of the above are major international financial cities.

Question 2

What are the development and sustainability challenges associated with urbanism?

Accepted Answer

The developmental and sustainability cha

Question 3

Economic crises make it easier for women to find work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Provide an example of successful resistance by domestic actors to Olympic bids?

Accepted Answer

In some cases, local civil society group

Question 5

Slum dwellers are at increased risk of climate change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

International, regional, and local forces, but not local actors, influence the rate and distribution of urban growth in direct and indirect ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the spatial and socio-economic dimensions of globalized cities.

Accepted Answer

Sassen's work shows that very large citi

Question 8

What have been the impacts of the recent economic crisis on employment?

Accepted Answer

Impacts have included the following: a s

Question 9

How many urban dwellers lack access to adequate shelter?

Accepted Answer

A)  One in three 
B)  One in four 
C)  One in five 
D)  One in six 
E)  One in seven 
A)  One in three 
B)  One in four 
C)  One in five 
D)  One in six 
E)  One in seven

Question 10

The New Urban Agenda is a policy aimed to help local governments manage urban areas in a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The World Bank and United Nations track human welfare and progress toward development goals, assess development and urban programs, and consider local conditions in policy formulation and funding decisions by analyzing urbanization levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

China and India, alone account for 10 per cent of the world's population, and in both cases the rural population continues to grow dramatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How many people will be living in cities by 2050?

Accepted Answer

A)  One third of the global population 
B)  One quarter of the global population 
C)  One half of the global population 
D)  Two-thirds of the global population 
E)  Three quarters of the global population 
A)  One third of the global population 
B)  One quarter of the global population 
C)  One half of the global population 
D)  Two-thirds of the global population 
E)  Three quarters of the global population

Question 14

What is the primary obstacle to quantitatively analyzing urbanization?

Accepted Answer

Researchers, planners, and geographers s

Question 15

China and India have the highest urban growth rate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is a slum and what are the two basic reasons underlying its formation?

Accepted Answer

A slum is housing that lacks one or more

Question 17

What is an important obstacle for women in the Global South to find adequate housing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women are often accompanied by children which creates extra financial costs. 
B)  Women lack access to political processes. 
C)  Women are often denied access to inheritances and tenure. 
D)  Women tend to remain with their parents even if it is denies them economic advancement. 
E)  Women are often required to be accompanied by a male family member. 
A)  Women are often accompanied by children which creates extra financial costs. 
B)  Women lack access to political processes. 
C)  Women are often denied access to inheritances and tenure. 
D)  Women tend to remain with their parents even if it is denies them economic advancement. 
E)  Women are often required to be accompanied by a male family member.

Question 18

Cities hinder innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Cities and towns vary greatly over time and space because of their role within larger political and economic territories, their internal economic structure and activities, and the dominant model of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

"The right to the city" expands quality of life to encompass the scale of the city and its surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

Which of the following cities is NOT listed as a major international financial city?

What are the development and sustainability challenges associated with urbanism?

Economic crises make it easier for women to find work.

Provide an example of successful resistance by domestic actors to Olympic bids?

Slum dwellers are at increased risk of climate change.

International, regional, and local forces, but not local actors, influence the rate and distribution of urban growth in direct and indirect ways.

Discuss the spatial and socio-economic dimensions of globalized cities.

What have been the impacts of the recent economic crisis on employment?

How many urban dwellers lack access to adequate shelter?

The New Urban Agenda is a policy aimed to help local governments manage urban areas in a socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable way.

The World Bank and United Nations track human welfare and progress toward development goals, assess development and urban programs, and consider local conditions in policy formulation and funding decisions by analyzing urbanization levels.

China and India, alone account for 10 per cent of the world's population, and in both cases the rural population continues to grow dramatically.

How many people will be living in cities by 2050?

What is the primary obstacle to quantitatively analyzing urbanization?

China and India have the highest urban growth rate.

What is a slum and what are the two basic reasons underlying its formation?

What is an important obstacle for women in the Global South to find adequate housing?

Cities hinder innovation.

Cities and towns vary greatly over time and space because of their role within larger political and economic territories, their internal economic structure and activities, and the dominant model of development.

"The right to the city" expands quality of life to encompass the scale of the city and its surroundings.

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