Question 1

How did urbanization take place in Europe or North America?

Accepted Answer

In other respects, contemporary urbaniza

Question 2

Investment to incite economic growth in urban areas tends to improve the quality of life of ordinary citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The World Bank is now shifting towards what type of rhetoric in urban planning?

Accepted Answer

A)  State-intervention 
B)  Land redistribution 
C)  Civil society participation 
D)  Infant-industry protection 
E)  Exclusionary budgeting 
A)  State-intervention 
B)  Land redistribution 
C)  Civil society participation 
D)  Infant-industry protection 
E)  Exclusionary budgeting

Question 4

What were the three priorities that emerged from Habitat III?

Accepted Answer

The United Nations' third Conference on

Question 5

Which of the following is a positive impact of adequate shelter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freedom to pursue income generation 
B)  Freedom to pursue general life improvements 
C)  Children have greater opportunity to attend school 
D)  Improved sanitation and overall health 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Freedom to pursue income generation 
B)  Freedom to pursue general life improvements 
C)  Children have greater opportunity to attend school 
D)  Improved sanitation and overall health 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

The World Bank has emerged as a player in the field of urban development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) want to make urban areas?

Accepted Answer

A)  International hubs of financial power 
B)  Inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
C)  Grow 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above 
A)  International hubs of financial power 
B)  Inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
C)  Grow 
D)  All of the above 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

What is the "urban crisis"? Cite two examples of urban crises.

Accepted Answer

The term urban crisis reflects the contr

Question 9

How are urban processes defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the design and construction of big cities 
B)  In terms of sustainability 
C)  As the rural-urban divide 
D)  As uncontrollable 
E)  As the design and construction of the built environment and the act of living in cities 
A)  As the design and construction of big cities 
B)  In terms of sustainability 
C)  As the rural-urban divide 
D)  As uncontrollable 
E)  As the design and construction of the built environment and the act of living in cities

Question 10

The World Urban Social Forum seeks to establish model cities using the kibbutz as a model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Rate of urbanization or urbanization level in a country or region compares the population living in rural areas to the total population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Cities in the Global South are still excluded from major financial flows.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How are urban agglomerations of the Global South usually described?

Accepted Answer

A)  As urbanism 
B)  As the rate of urbanization 
C)  As big cities for the future 
D)  As a large, polluted belt of slums 
E)  As a sign of progress 
A)  As urbanism 
B)  As the rate of urbanization 
C)  As big cities for the future 
D)  As a large, polluted belt of slums 
E)  As a sign of progress

Question 14

How do municipal governments in the Global South generally see Olympic bids?

Accepted Answer

A)  Contentious political issue 
B)  A good source of national funding 
C)  A means to generate good local jobs 
D)  An economic black hole 
E)  Good investments 
A)  Contentious political issue 
B)  A good source of national funding 
C)  A means to generate good local jobs 
D)  An economic black hole 
E)  Good investments

Question 15

What role has the World Bank played in urban development?

Accepted Answer

The World Bank has emerged as a major pl

Question 16

Latin America and the Caribbean began their urban transition-shifting to a majority urban population-in the year 2000.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Many developing countries today are urbanizing in an environment characterized by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  New institutions of development policy 
B)  Isolation from information technology 
C)  Globalization 
D)  Economic stagnation 
E)  All of the above 
A)  New institutions of development policy 
B)  Isolation from information technology 
C)  Globalization 
D)  Economic stagnation 
E)  All of the above

Question 18

A city in Botswana is an area with at least 1000 people and a population density of at least 400 people per square kilometre; in the USA, a city is an agglomeration of 5000 or more people where at least 75 per cent of the economic activity is non-agricultural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why are cities considered a problem to their surroundings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because they stop consuming large quantities of water and energy resources and producing greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
B)  Because they can collaborate to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
C)  Because they consume large quantities of water and energy resources and produce greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
D)  Because they need to grow more 
E)  Because of climate change 
A)  Because they stop consuming large quantities of water and energy resources and producing greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
B)  Because they can collaborate to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
C)  Because they consume large quantities of water and energy resources and produce greenhouse gas emissions and industrial and residential waste 
D)  Because they need to grow more 
E)  Because of climate change

Question 20

People who live in slums often lack decent employment and housing, which has been exacerbated by economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 20: Urban Development: Cities in the Global South

How did urbanization take place in Europe or North America?

Investment to incite economic growth in urban areas tends to improve the quality of life of ordinary citizens.

The World Bank is now shifting towards what type of rhetoric in urban planning?

What were the three priorities that emerged from Habitat III?

Which of the following is a positive impact of adequate shelter?

The World Bank has emerged as a player in the field of urban development.

What do the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) want to make urban areas?

What is the "urban crisis"? Cite two examples of urban crises.

How are urban processes defined?

The World Urban Social Forum seeks to establish model cities using the kibbutz as a model.

Rate of urbanization or urbanization level in a country or region compares the population living in rural areas to the total population.

Cities in the Global South are still excluded from major financial flows.

How are urban agglomerations of the Global South usually described?

How do municipal governments in the Global South generally see Olympic bids?

What role has the World Bank played in urban development?

Latin America and the Caribbean began their urban transition-shifting to a majority urban population-in the year 2000.

Many developing countries today are urbanizing in an environment characterized by which of the following?

A city in Botswana is an area with at least 1000 people and a population density of at least 400 people per square kilometre; in the USA, a city is an agglomeration of 5000 or more people where at least 75 per cent of the economic activity is non-agricultural.

Why are cities considered a problem to their surroundings?

People who live in slums often lack decent employment and housing, which has been exacerbated by economic crises and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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