Question 1

-Tripoli is the capital of

Accepted Answer

A)  11. 
B)  27. 
C)  48. 
D)  58. 
E)  65. 
A)  11. 
B)  27. 
C)  48. 
D)  58. 
E)  65.

Question 2

The cycle of poverty

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A)  is of little consequence in core countries. 
B)  results in the middle class dropping down into poverty. 
C)  transmits poverty from one generation to the next. 
D)  occurs primarily in rural areas of peripheral countries. 
E)  is found only in the periphery. 
A)  is of little consequence in core countries. 
B)  results in the middle class dropping down into poverty. 
C)  transmits poverty from one generation to the next. 
D)  occurs primarily in rural areas of peripheral countries. 
E)  is found only in the periphery.

Question 3

According to the World Bank,approximately what percentage of urban residents in peripheral cities have access to a satisfactory water source?

Accepted Answer

A)  95 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  15 percent 
E)  0 percent 
A)  95 percent 
B)  65 percent 
C)  35 percent 
D)  15 percent 
E)  0 percent

Question 4

Globalization and the increasing financial gap between the rich and the poor has resulted in the segregation of urban spaces into

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A)  compartmentalized residential enclaves. 
B)  CBDs and edgeless cities. 
C)  suburbs and edge cities. 
D)  smart growth communities. 
E)  Modern and Postmodern neighbourhoods. 
A)  compartmentalized residential enclaves. 
B)  CBDs and edgeless cities. 
C)  suburbs and edge cities. 
D)  smart growth communities. 
E)  Modern and Postmodern neighbourhoods.

Question 5

By making loans unattainable to people in certain neighbourhoods,the practice of ________ compounds the difficulty in achieving inner city improvements.

Accepted Answer

A)  microlending 
B)  gentrification 
C)  redlining 
D)  postmodernism 
E)  fiscal squeezing 
A)  microlending 
B)  gentrification 
C)  redlining 
D)  postmodernism 
E)  fiscal squeezing

Question 6

The most compelling feature of the International Style of urban design and architecture was that it was quite

Accepted Answer

A)  inexpensive. 
B)  artistic. 
C)  environmental. 
D)  energy efficient. 
E)  culturally sensitive. 
A)  inexpensive. 
B)  artistic. 
C)  environmental. 
D)  energy efficient. 
E)  culturally sensitive.

Question 7

Canada's more expansive social welfare net has meant that far fewer people experience poverty and homelessness than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Peripheral metropolises display a pronounced dualism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Segregation is involuntary congregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The following term is associated to a uniform plane in urban land use models:

Accepted Answer

A)  isomorphic surface 
B)  isoplethic surface 
C)  isolinear surface 
D)  isodimensional area 
E)  isotropic surface 
A)  isomorphic surface 
B)  isoplethic surface 
C)  isolinear surface 
D)  isodimensional area 
E)  isotropic surface

Question 11

Neighbourhoods which characterize the social and ethnic clustering model can be thought of as

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A)  communities under siege. 
B)  edge cities. 
C)  ghettos. 
D)  ecological niches. 
E)  pie wedges. 
A)  communities under siege. 
B)  edge cities. 
C)  ghettos. 
D)  ecological niches. 
E)  pie wedges.

Question 12

The low skylines,lively downtowns and neighbourhood stability of major European cities can all be linked to the fact that they

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A)  are old cities. 
B)  had to be rebuilt after World War II. 
A)  are old cities. 
B)  had to be rebuilt after World War II.

Question 13

-The capital of country #65 is

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A)  Budapest. 
B)  Casablanca. 
C)  Rabat. 
D)  Quito. 
E)  Zagreb. 
A)  Budapest. 
B)  Casablanca. 
C)  Rabat. 
D)  Quito. 
E)  Zagreb.

Question 14

Describe the problems of unemployment,underemployment,and the informal economic sector in peripheral countries.

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Unemployment, underemployment, and the i

Question 15

The City of Toronto has thousands of kilometres of water mains that are,on average,over 50 years old.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Describe the concept of dualism within peripheral metropolises.

Accepted Answer

Dualism within peripheral metropolises r

Question 17

Redlining is,most specifically,a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender poverty. 
B)  housing discrimination. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  ethnic succession. 
E)  fiscal squeezing. 
A)  gender poverty. 
B)  housing discrimination. 
C)  gentrification. 
D)  ethnic succession. 
E)  fiscal squeezing.

Question 18

________ groups are population subgroups that are seen,or that see themselves,as somehow different from the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action 
B)  Minority 
A)  Affirmative action 
B)  Minority

Question 19

The Swiss architect and urban planner Le Corbusier was keen on technology,functional design and open spaces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The decentralized commercial and office districts that have emerged on the fringes of metropolitan areas near such features as freeway interchanges and airports have been called

Accepted Answer

A)  edge cities. 
B)  100-mile cities. 
C)  polycentric metropolises. 
D)  boomburbs. 
E)  megalopolis cities. 
A)  edge cities. 
B)  100-mile cities. 
C)  polycentric metropolises. 
D)  boomburbs. 
E)  megalopolis cities.

-Tripoli is the capital of

The cycle of poverty

According to the World Bank,approximately what percentage of urban residents in peripheral cities have access to a satisfactory water source?

Globalization and the increasing financial gap between the rich and the poor has resulted in the segregation of urban spaces into

By making loans unattainable to people in certain neighbourhoods,the practice of ________ compounds the difficulty in achieving inner city improvements.

The most compelling feature of the International Style of urban design and architecture was that it was quite

Canada's more expansive social welfare net has meant that far fewer people experience poverty and homelessness than in the United States.

Peripheral metropolises display a pronounced dualism.

Segregation is involuntary congregation.

The following term is associated to a uniform plane in urban land use models:

Neighbourhoods which characterize the social and ethnic clustering model can be thought of as

The low skylines,lively downtowns and neighbourhood stability of major European cities can all be linked to the fact that they

-The capital of country #65 is

Describe the problems of unemployment,underemployment,and the informal economic sector in peripheral countries.

The City of Toronto has thousands of kilometres of water mains that are,on average,over 50 years old.

Describe the concept of dualism within peripheral metropolises.

Redlining is,most specifically,a form of

________ groups are population subgroups that are seen,or that see themselves,as somehow different from the general population.

The Swiss architect and urban planner Le Corbusier was keen on technology,functional design and open spaces.

The decentralized commercial and office districts that have emerged on the fringes of metropolitan areas near such features as freeway interchanges and airports have been called

Geography Matters

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Exam 11: City Spaces: Urban Structure

-Tripoli is the capital of

The cycle of poverty

According to the World Bank,approximately what percentage of urban residents in peripheral cities have access to a satisfactory water source?

Globalization and the increasing financial gap between the rich and the poor has resulted in the segregation of urban spaces into

By making loans unattainable to people in certain neighbourhoods,the practice of ________ compounds the difficulty in achieving inner city improvements.

The most compelling feature of the International Style of urban design and architecture was that it was quite

Canada's more expansive social welfare net has meant that far fewer people experience poverty and homelessness than in the United States.

Peripheral metropolises display a pronounced dualism.

Segregation is involuntary congregation.

The following term is associated to a uniform plane in urban land use models:

Neighbourhoods which characterize the social and ethnic clustering model can be thought of as

The low skylines,lively downtowns and neighbourhood stability of major European cities can all be linked to the fact that they

-The capital of country #65 is

Describe the problems of unemployment,underemployment,and the informal economic sector in peripheral countries.

The City of Toronto has thousands of kilometres of water mains that are,on average,over 50 years old.

Describe the concept of dualism within peripheral metropolises.

Redlining is,most specifically,a form of

________ groups are population subgroups that are seen,or that see themselves,as somehow different from the general population.

The Swiss architect and urban planner Le Corbusier was keen on technology,functional design and open spaces.

The decentralized commercial and office districts that have emerged on the fringes of metropolitan areas near such features as freeway interchanges and airports have been called

Geography Matters

The Changing Global Context

Population Geography

People and Nature

Cultural Geographies

Interpreting Places and Landscapes

Geographies of Economic Development

Food and Agriculture

Political Geographies

Urbanization

Filters