Question 1

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found.
-edge cities

Accepted Answer

A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries 
A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries

Question 2

The central business district

Accepted Answer

A)  contains the zone in transition. 
B)  is usually the headquarters for national government. 
C)  is often found at the intersection point for major forms of transportation. 
D)  contains many factories but few shops or offices. 
E)  holds fairly high residential densities. 
A)  contains the zone in transition. 
B)  is usually the headquarters for national government. 
C)  is often found at the intersection point for major forms of transportation. 
D)  contains many factories but few shops or offices. 
E)  holds fairly high residential densities.

Question 3

Which of the following is the newest problem to be faced by the North American city?

Accepted Answer

A)  municipal socialism 
B)  fiscal squeeze 
C)  infrastructural decay 
D)  mortgage foreclosures 
E)  poverty 
A)  municipal socialism 
B)  fiscal squeeze 
C)  infrastructural decay 
D)  mortgage foreclosures 
E)  poverty

Question 4

In contrast to Baron Georges Haussmann,Le Corbusier had no intention of making his buildings and architecture blend into the preexisting urban landscape.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Urban change in core regions has been influenced the most by

Accepted Answer

A)  higher levels of education. 
B)  Postmodern architectural styles. 
C)  the economic transformation to a postindustrial economy. 
D)  increased racial tensions. 
E)  higher levels of spending on urban renewal by national governments. 
A)  higher levels of education. 
B)  Postmodern architectural styles. 
C)  the economic transformation to a postindustrial economy. 
D)  increased racial tensions. 
E)  higher levels of spending on urban renewal by national governments.

Question 6

A political ideology dominated by low taxation and small government has been an obstacle to improving infrastructure in North American

Accepted Answer

A)  central cities. 
B)  suburbs. 
A)  central cities. 
B)  suburbs.

Question 7

The rippling process of change throughout a city,whereby displaced social or ethnic groups displace others in residential areas,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  invasion and succession. 
B)  congregation and segregation. 
C)  the cycle of poverty. 
D)  smart growth. 
E)  socio-spatial formation. 
A)  invasion and succession. 
B)  congregation and segregation. 
C)  the cycle of poverty. 
D)  smart growth. 
E)  socio-spatial formation.

Question 8

-Hungary is labeled with number

Accepted Answer

A)  7. 
B)  8. 
C)  13. 
D)  17. 
E)  18. 
A)  7. 
B)  8. 
C)  13. 
D)  17. 
E)  18.

Question 9

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found.
-low skylines,lively downtowns,stable neighbourhoods & municipal socialism

Accepted Answer

A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries 
A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries

Question 10

Briefly explain the notion of spiral of neighbourhood decay.

Accepted Answer

The notion of the spiral of neighborhood

Question 11

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found.
-very high rates of growth due to push factors in the countryside

Accepted Answer

A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries 
A) North American cities 
B) Islamic city 
C) West and/or East European cities 
D) peripheral cities 
E) Found in both cores and peripheries

Question 12

In an idealized city,the center is the point of maximum utility where bid-rents are highest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The tradition of urban design that has imposed more uniformity on the big cities of the world than any other is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Beaux Arts style. 
B)  the Modern movement. 
C)  the International style. 
D)  the Global Village style. 
E)  McDonaldization. 
A)  the Beaux Arts style. 
B)  the Modern movement. 
C)  the International style. 
D)  the Global Village style. 
E)  McDonaldization.

Question 14

-Bogota is the capital of

Accepted Answer

A)  Croatia. 
B)  Ecuador. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Kazakhstan. 
E)  Morocco. 
A)  Croatia. 
B)  Ecuador. 
C)  Hungary. 
D)  Kazakhstan. 
E)  Morocco.

Question 15

Baron Haussman carried out the work associated with the program of monumental urban design that was designed for Vienna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Islamic cities can be found throughout the Islamic world,not just on the Arabian Peninsula.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Many European cities have street plans that date as far back as

Accepted Answer

A)  Roman times. 
B)  the ancient Greeks. 
A)  Roman times. 
B)  the ancient Greeks.

Question 18

The first response of many governments in the periphery to their slums is

Accepted Answer

A)  to eradicate them. 
B)  to devote resources to improving living conditions. 
C)  to deny their existence. 
D)  to ignore them. 
E)  to promote relocation of the residents. 
A)  to eradicate them. 
B)  to devote resources to improving living conditions. 
C)  to deny their existence. 
D)  to ignore them. 
E)  to promote relocation of the residents.

Question 19

European cities are different from North American cities largely because European cities

Accepted Answer

A)  have long histories of numerous periods of urban development. 
B)  did not grow according to competitive land markets. 
C)  do not suffer from problems of infrastructure decay and poverty. 
D)  have almost no ethnic congregation and segregation. 
E)  European cities differ from North American cities according to all of the above. 
A)  have long histories of numerous periods of urban development. 
B)  did not grow according to competitive land markets. 
C)  do not suffer from problems of infrastructure decay and poverty. 
D)  have almost no ethnic congregation and segregation. 
E)  European cities differ from North American cities according to all of the above.

Question 20

-Morocco and Libya have which of the following in common? They both

Accepted Answer

A)  border the Indian Ocean. 
B)  are in North Africa. 
C)  border Mexico. 
D)  sit south of the Equator. 
E)  belong to the European Union. 
A)  border the Indian Ocean. 
B)  are in North Africa. 
C)  border Mexico. 
D)  sit south of the Equator. 
E)  belong to the European Union.

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -edge cities

The central business district

Which of the following is the newest problem to be faced by the North American city?

In contrast to Baron Georges Haussmann,Le Corbusier had no intention of making his buildings and architecture blend into the preexisting urban landscape.

Urban change in core regions has been influenced the most by

A political ideology dominated by low taxation and small government has been an obstacle to improving infrastructure in North American

The rippling process of change throughout a city,whereby displaced social or ethnic groups displace others in residential areas,is known as

-Hungary is labeled with number

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -low skylines,lively downtowns,stable neighbourhoods & municipal socialism

Briefly explain the notion of spiral of neighbourhood decay.

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -very high rates of growth due to push factors in the countryside

In an idealized city,the center is the point of maximum utility where bid-rents are highest.

The tradition of urban design that has imposed more uniformity on the big cities of the world than any other is

-Bogota is the capital of

Baron Haussman carried out the work associated with the program of monumental urban design that was designed for Vienna.

Islamic cities can be found throughout the Islamic world,not just on the Arabian Peninsula.

Many European cities have street plans that date as far back as

The first response of many governments in the periphery to their slums is

European cities are different from North American cities largely because European cities

-Morocco and Libya have which of the following in common? They both

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Exam 11: City Spaces: Urban Structure

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -edge cities

The central business district

Which of the following is the newest problem to be faced by the North American city?

In contrast to Baron Georges Haussmann,Le Corbusier had no intention of making his buildings and architecture blend into the preexisting urban landscape.

Urban change in core regions has been influenced the most by

A political ideology dominated by low taxation and small government has been an obstacle to improving infrastructure in North American

The rippling process of change throughout a city,whereby displaced social or ethnic groups displace others in residential areas,is known as

-Hungary is labeled with number

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -low skylines,lively downtowns,stable neighbourhoods & municipal socialism

Briefly explain the notion of spiral of neighbourhood decay.

Match the characteristics to the region in which they are most likely to be found. -very high rates of growth due to push factors in the countryside

In an idealized city,the center is the point of maximum utility where bid-rents are highest.

The tradition of urban design that has imposed more uniformity on the big cities of the world than any other is

-Bogota is the capital of

Baron Haussman carried out the work associated with the program of monumental urban design that was designed for Vienna.

Islamic cities can be found throughout the Islamic world,not just on the Arabian Peninsula.

Many European cities have street plans that date as far back as

The first response of many governments in the periphery to their slums is

European cities are different from North American cities largely because European cities

-Morocco and Libya have which of the following in common? They both

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