Question 1

Which is NOT an "aspirational city"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  Phoenix 
C)  Houston 
D)  Raleigh 
A)  Chicago 
B)  Phoenix 
C)  Houston 
D)  Raleigh

Question 2

Because urban employment is unreliable, many migrants continue to have large families to construct a more extensive family support system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Cities are prone to flooding because their sewer systems are inadequate to support the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Many of the jobs available in the cities of the developing world require skilled, and therefore highly paid, labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which is a necessary condition for the rise of cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  socioeconomic stratification 
B)  lack of adequate food 
C)  burial of the dead 
D)  sewage systems 
A)  socioeconomic stratification 
B)  lack of adequate food 
C)  burial of the dead 
D)  sewage systems

Question 6

In order for early cities to persist, all citizens had to be involved with food production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

For the most part, urban poverty is limited to the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of these generalizations about current urbanization is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Highly industrialized countries have lower rates of urbanization than do less-developed countries. 
B)  Population growth in the next 30 years will continue to be greatest in the cities of more-developed countries. 
C)  Urban growth in less-developed countries is driven by rural-to-urban migration and higher-than-average fertility rates of recent migrants. 
D)  Urbanization around the world is driven by the growth of manufacturing in suburban areas. 
A)  Highly industrialized countries have lower rates of urbanization than do less-developed countries. 
B)  Population growth in the next 30 years will continue to be greatest in the cities of more-developed countries. 
C)  Urban growth in less-developed countries is driven by rural-to-urban migration and higher-than-average fertility rates of recent migrants. 
D)  Urbanization around the world is driven by the growth of manufacturing in suburban areas.

Question 9

The city's population tended to have open access to the axis mundi of the early cosmomagical cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The rise of gated communities can be considered a sign of the urban elite's engagement with city life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which is NOT an "aspirational city"?

Because urban employment is unreliable, many migrants continue to have large families to construct a more extensive family support system.

Cities are prone to flooding because their sewer systems are inadequate to support the population.

Many of the jobs available in the cities of the developing world require skilled, and therefore highly paid, labor.

Which is a necessary condition for the rise of cities?

In order for early cities to persist, all citizens had to be involved with food production.

For the most part, urban poverty is limited to the developing world.

Which of these generalizations about current urbanization is correct?

The city's population tended to have open access to the axis mundi of the early cosmomagical cities.

The rise of gated communities can be considered a sign of the urban elite's engagement with city life.

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Exam 10: Urban Geography: A World of Cities

Which is NOT an "aspirational city"?

Because urban employment is unreliable, many migrants continue to have large families to construct a more extensive family support system.

Cities are prone to flooding because their sewer systems are inadequate to support the population.

Many of the jobs available in the cities of the developing world require skilled, and therefore highly paid, labor.

Which is a necessary condition for the rise of cities?

In order for early cities to persist, all citizens had to be involved with food production.

For the most part, urban poverty is limited to the developing world.

Which of these generalizations about current urbanization is correct?

The city's population tended to have open access to the axis mundi of the early cosmomagical cities.

The rise of gated communities can be considered a sign of the urban elite's engagement with city life.

Human Geography: A Cultural Approach

Geographies of Cultural Difference: One World or Many

Population Geography: Shaping the Human Mosaic

The Geography of Language: Locating the Spoken Word

Geographies of Race and Ethnicity: Melting Pot or Salad Bowl

Political Geography: A Divided World

The Geography of Religion: Space and Places of Sacredness

The Geography of Agriculture and Food: Shaping the Land, Feeding the World

Development Geography: Transforming Landscapes of Well-Being

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