Chapter 13 ~ Test 3
Which port city was opened under colonial control, had 30 million of its population forced to the countryside, and then reglobalized as an open city in the economic development zone? Question 9 options: 1) Shanghai 2) Seoul 3) Hong Kong 4) Xiamen
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In 1801 almost 70 percent of the British population lived in places with fewer than 2,500 residents. By what time was over 40 percent of the British population living in places with more than 100,000 residents? Question 11 options: 1) 1810 2) 1850 3) 1900 4) 1950
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In 1950 there were only two megacities on planet Earth (i.e., Tokyo and New York); today there are at least 26 (e.g., Lagos, Nigeria, which had a population of 320,000 in 1950). This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook? Question 27 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) The increasing size of individual cities 3) Marked metropolitanization 4) Urban sprawl 5) Slums
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The cities of _______ were at the forefront of the industrial revolution, according to our textbook. Question 23 options: 1) Canada 2) Britain 3) United States 4) Germany
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There are great 'the chicken or the egg' debates regarding the urban and agricultural revolutions. Our textbook claims that, "Most commentators now reverse the direction of the causal arrow," and that they argue which of the following statements is untrue regarding the first urban revolution? Question 12 options: 1) The first cities emerged between 11,000 and 5,000 years ago. 2) Agricultural surplus created cities. 3) Cities, or at least permanent settlements, created agriculture. 4) Agriculture allowed early societies to remain in place to build monuments.
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Which is an example of a merchant city listed by our text? Question 3 options: 1) Paris 2) Venice 3) London 4) Rome
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Which of the following groups has the most disposable time and more freedom, an example of the "original affluent society"? Question 13 options: 1) Rice farmers in southern China 2) Corn farmers in the United States 3) Bushmen of the Kalahari hunting and gathering 4) Brazilians factory workers
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Hunting gathering societies generally spent ________ time working than agricultural societies. Question 10 options: 1) Significantly more 2) Slightly more 3) The same amount of 4) Less
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Megalopolis is not: Question 24 options: 1) Overwhelmingly suburban in population. 2) A place of increasing racial diversity. 3) Home to a significant immigrant population. 4) Overwhelmingly urban in population.
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Sustainability has emerged as a vital question of human-environment dynamics in recent years. Which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook, is only possible with relatively cheap fuel and a lack of accountability for environmental impacts? Question 29 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) The increasing size of individual cities 3) Marked metropolitanization 4) Urban sprawl 5) Slums
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A UN survey estimated that around _________people lived in slums. By 2030 it is estimated ________ people will live in slums as urban populations grow. Question 18 options: 1) 1 billion/2 billion 2) 500 million/1 billion 3) 250 million/500 million 4) 125 million/250 million
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Both the Akkadian and Mayan empire's collapse were due to which of the following, according to our textbook? Question 2 options: 1) Drought-"The gathered clouds did not rain." 2) Political upheaval 3) War 4) Disease
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In 1900 only 10 percent of the world's population lived in cities; it was more than 50 percent by 2010. This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook? Question 26 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) The increasing size of individual cities 3) Marked metropolitanization 4) Urban sprawl 5) Slums
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Unplanned and often illegal housing is known as_______. Question 25 options: 1) Slum housing 2) Subsidized housing 3) Public housing 4) Mixed-income housing
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Which of the following cities maintains a homogeneous population with less than 1 percent foreign born, maintained by strong controls on foreign immigration? Question 20 options: 1) Shanghai 2) Seoul 3) Hong Kong 4) Hiroshima
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A majority of the world's population now lives in ______. Question 22 options: 1) Townhouses 2) Rural areas 3) Urban areas 4) Equal proportions of suburbs, rural, and urban areas.
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A second urban revolution was inextricably linked to what? Question 15 options: 1) Religious tribute 2) Trade merchants 3) Industrialization 4) Agricultural innovation
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Approximately what percentage of the world's population lives in cities today? Question 4 options: 1) 25% 2) 40% 3) 50% 4) 75%
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In China, the three city regions of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong constitute less than 8 percent of the national population, yet they attract 73 percent of foreign investment and produce 75 percent of all exports. This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook? Question 28 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) The increasing size of individual cities 3) Marked metropolitanization 4) Urban sprawl 5) Slums
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Megacities are large urban agglomeration with more than __________ inhabitants. Question 6 options: 1) 1 million 2) 5 million 3) 10 million 4) 25 million
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Sprawl is generally associated with all except: Question 17 options: 1) Loss of agricultural land in the wake of low density development. 2) Increased impermeable surfaces that lead to flooding. 3) Lighter use of vehicular traffic, public transportation, and walking. 4) Relatively cheap fuel.
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The distinct pattern of the first pre-industrial cities included: Question 14 options: 1) Poor located at the city center 2) The elite on the periphery 3) Temples at the city center 4) Temples on the periphery
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The slums of Brazil are known as _________. Question 7 options: 1) Ranchos 2) Pueblo joven 3) Favelas 4) Barong-barongs
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The shift from hunting-gathering to settled agriculture meant all except: Question 1 options: 1) More work was required of group members. 2) Food intake declined to a narrow range of foods, leading to anemia and vitamin deficiencies. 3) Increase in mortality. 4) Declining living standards for a prosperous elite, while living standards improved considerably for the majority of the population.
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The urban explosion of the past fifty years has had what negative effect on slums? Question 19 options: 1) Temporary accommodation became politically integrated urban neighborhoods. 2) Through time most of the buildings constructed were permanent. 3) Most of the urban area's public services and buildings were added here. 4) Growth often happened on steep hillsides or floodplains.
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This North African city was destroyed in the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage in 146 BCE, became an early center of Christianity under Rome, and was later destroyed by a Muslim army in 698 CE; thus, it reminds us of the rise and fall of empires' and their urban centers. Question 21 options: 1) Seoul. 2) Shanghai. 3) Cairo. 4) Carthage.
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Which of the following cities is not part of the U.S. Megalopolis? Question 8 options: 1) Boston 2) New York 3) Philadelphia 4) Raleigh
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the third urban revolution? Question 5 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) Increasing size of individual cities 3) Exhibiting marked metropolitanization 4) Formal markets and public authorities providing enough affordable and accessible housing
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Which social commentator was identified by our textbook as someone who saw the industrial city as the harbinger of social revolution? Question 16 options: 1) Frank Zappa 2) Oscar Wilde 3) John Locke 4) Karl Marx
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Ranchos in Venezuela, pueblos jobenes in Peru, favelas in Brazil, and barongs in the Philippines are places associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook? Question 30 options: 1) The sheer scale and pace of change 2) The increasing size of individual cities 3) Marked metropolitanization 4) Urban sprawl 5) Slums
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