Exam 10: Urban Geography: A World of Cities

Which is an indicator that the urban wealthy have in some ways "opted out" of the global city?

The diffusion of cities and an urban mode of living were greatly advanced by:

-According to the map, the world's first cities rose on all of the following continents EXCEPT:

The majority of urban growth today is taking place in mid-sized (rather than primate) cities.

What accounts for most of the recent growth in urban population?

Which country is NOT typically considered home to the world's most livable cities?

Urban vegetation plays a role in all of the following EXCEPT:

Western civilization and Western cities both trace their roots back to ancient:

Newly urbanizing cities tend to undergo the demographic transition when:

In the developing world, cities increase in size primarily because they have ample jobs to offer.

In the developing world, unemployment rates in large cities tend to be quite low, which keeps migrants flowing into the cities.

In which region did the first cities appear?

A city such as London that dominates the economic, political, and cultural life of its country is categorized as this type of city:

People in lower socioeconomic classes tend to use more water than those in higher socioeconomic classes.

Which statement is NOT correct concerning world urbanization and culture regions?

The number of available goods and services increases with increased rank in the central-place hierarchy.

Which location is LEAST likely to have a heat island?

The hydraulic civilization model is applicable to all of the following areas EXCEPT:

Why were cosmomagical cities oriented in the four cardinal directions?

North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean all have approximately the same percentage of people living in urban areas.