geography Quizes

WHich city suffers the most from water scarcity? A) Wuhan B) Beijing C) Chongqing D) Shenzhen

B) Beijing

Name of the new capital of Nigeria? A) Abuja B) Accra C) Kinshasa D) Cape Town

A) Abuja

City located on low-lying ground next to a river that is subsiding at a rapid rate A) Bangkok B) Ho Chi Minh City C) Phnon Penh D) Singapore

A) Bangkok

The most extremely primate of the primate cities in Southeast Asia, holding over half of the whole country's urban popuatlion. 34x larger than the pop. of the #2 city A) Bangkok B) Jakarta C) Ho Chi Minh City D) Manila

A) Bangkok

About 10 million Africans died in turn of the century in Congo thanks t othe personal rule of... A) Belgium's King Leopold B) Britain's Quene Victoria C) German'ys Kaiser Willhelm II D) Portugal's King Carlos I

A) Belgium' King Leopold Attack everyone to take over

Rapidly growing primate city most endangered by severe natural hazards, which gobal warming will exacerbate A)Dhaka B) Kolkata C) Hyderabad D) Mumbai

A) Dhaka

Which has not been characteristic of the "special economic zones" set up after 1978 in China's reforms? A) Extraterritoriality B) Investor incentives C) Low taxes D) Easing of import/export regulations

A) Extraterritorality

Three of the following names have referred, at one time or another to one place. Which has not? A) Formosa B) Hong Kong C) Taiwan D) Republic of China

A) Formosa A short term republic of Taiwan before China ate them

This city is not the capital but it attracts 80% of the country's foreign investment. A) Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) B) Phnom Penh C) Hanoi D) Kuala Lumpur

A) Ho Chi Minh Tied in size with Hanoi

Most densely populated region in the world? A) Macau B) Tokyo C) Hong Kong D) Shanghai

A) Macau Entire economy based on tourism (gambling)

About how many people in China live in cities? A) 79 million B) 790 million C) 970 million D) 9,700 million

B) 790 million

Approximately how many Chinese in the PRC die prematurely from air pollution annually A) 16 million B) 1.6 million C) 160,000 D) 16,000

B) 1.6 million

About how many people move to cities from rural areas in Sub-Saharan Africa annually? A) 24 million B) 14 million C) 4 million D) 1 million

B) 14 million

About how many people move to Chinese cities from the countryside annually? A) About 200 million B) About 20 million C) About 2 million D) About 200,000

B) 20 million

Middle America & Caribbean regio on the whole is about __________ urban: A) 90% B) 70% C) 50% D) 30%

B) 70%

Three Gorges Dam is supposed to open up which city to global trade? A) Tianjin B) Chongqing C) Guangzhou D) Wuhan

B) Chongqing The dam also protect Wuhan from flooding

Leading economic center in the "Treaty Port" age of foreign domination of China? A) Beijing B) Shanghai C) Hong Kong D) Chongqing

B) Shanghai

One of the following, which was the first to develop high-tech R & D type industries? A) Guangzhou B) Taiwan C) Hong Kong D) Beijing

B) Taiwan

Approximate % of Africa's labor force that is engaged in the informal sector A) 40% B) 60% C) 80% D) 100%

C 80% 40% of the total GDP

City that curailed the rampant spread of HIV/AIDS, which was caused by its sex "industry" A) Hanoi B) Manila C) Bangkok D) Jakarta

C) Bangkok 10% of GDP

Which is NOT a typical characteristic of informal economy activities? A) Lots of competition B) High fixed costs C) Difficult to obtain credit D) No government support

C) Difficult to obtain credit

Which is not one of the primate cities of Southeast Asia A) Jakarta B) Bangkok C) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) D) Manila

C) Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Not primate since Hanoi is similar in size Capital of Vietnam is Hanoi

Former Portuguese colony, now a global gambling center A) Dongguan B) Chongqing C) Macau D) Hong Kong

C) Macau

The first cities emerged in nwhich region? A) Europe B N. China Plain C) Mesopotamia (Tigris/Euphrates valleys) D) Mexico

C) Mesopotamia (Tigris/Euphrates valleys)

City that is literally "under the gun," i.e., facing hostile country's artillert nearby and hundred of troops ready to march across the border A) Hong Kong B) Taipei C) Seoul D) Macau

C) Seoul

This city's metropolican area is home to thalf of the country's population. A) Taipei B) Tokyo C) Seoul D) Beijing

C) Seoul (NOTE: Tokyo has 10% of population in 0.4% of its land)

Did not have a metro system 25 years ago; now it has the most kilometers of metro track in the world A) Shenzhen B) Beijing C) Shanghai D) Dongguan

C) Shangai Beijing has more riders though

Port city that handles the largest volume of freight in the world? A) Tianjin B) Hong Kong C) Shanghai D) Wuhan

C) Shanghai

Capital city of a place that acts like a country but is not recognized as a soverign state. A) Seoul B) Hong Kong C) Taipei D) Singapore

C) Taipei Not primate, competes with two other cities

The other Sub-Saharan African country that moved its capital from the coast to the central location? A) Angola B) Uganda C) Tanzania D) Sout Africa

C) Tanzania Current Capital: Dodoma Previous Capital: Dar es Sallaam

Intended to give "fair shake" to European powers that lacked colonies: A) Treaty of Pretoria, 1902 B) Rhodes Act, 1871 C) Treaty of Berlin, 1885 D) Victoria Pact, 1868

C) Treaty of Berlin, 1885

Not a city in 1970, now with 10 million residents, Hong Kong's partner city A) Zhongguancun B) Pudong C) Tianjin D) Shenzhen

D) Shenzhen

Among the world's countries, the range of urbanization (%urban pop./total pop.) is about... A) 45-70% B) 36-80% C) 24-90% D) 12-100%

D) 12-100%

Compared to 1978, average amount of living spacei n Chinese cities today is ... A) 7% less B) 7% more C) 70% more D) 7 times as great

D) 7 times as great

Which is the best example of "basic industry ("Industry A" in the "circular and cummulative" model)"? A)Locally-owned cafe B) Local rea-eastate business C) Farmer's markey D) Automobile plant

D) Automobile plant

Most 'business-friendly" locaiton in the world A) Pyongyang B) Taiwan C) Shanghai D) Hong Kong

D) Hong Kong

Which of hte following is NOT a mega-city? A) Shanghai B) Beijing C) Guangzhou D) Hong Kong

D) Hong Kong

City founded by the British A) Guangzhou B) Macau C) Taipei D) Hong Kong

D) Hong Kong Back to China in 1997

Country that moved its capital from its coastal mega-city to a central location equally accessible to the three main ethnic groups and more accessible to the 200+ other ethnic groups (centripetal capital)? A) South Africa B) Senegal C) Dem. Rep. of Congo D) Nigeria

D) Nigeria Old Capital: Lagos New Capital: Abuja

Which is not one of China's "#1"-- in which it leads all countries A) Length of highway system B) Oil imports C) Carbon emissions D) Oil production

D) Oil production

City where a highway was removed from the center and a stream restored A) Tokyo B) Taipei C) Hong Kong D) Seoul

D) Seoul

City with the only commercial Maglev line in the world? A) Tianjin B) Chongqing C) Beijing D) Shanghai

D) Shanghai

According to the demographic transition model, the period before urbanization and the last stage of urbanization (#4 "industrial") have one common characteristic. A) Rapid natural increase B) Declining death rate C) Declining birth rate D) Slow natural increase

D) Slow natural increase

Moscow began as a... A) Fort B) Port C) Fall-line break-of-bulk point D) Marketing Center

A) Fort

Mega-city, greatest urban center of Turkish culture A) Istanbul B) Cairo C) Tehran D) Tashkent

A) Istanbul

Leading mode of public transpoirtation in N. AMerican cities in the early 20th century? A) Cabel Car B) Subway C) Elevated train D) Trolley

D) Trolley

Mexico-City's annual growth rate today: A) over 25% B) 15-20% C) 5-10% D) about 1%

D) about 1%

Sometime rurual areas create "industrial parks" by providing water, sewage, electricity, and police and fire protection; what sort of aggolomeration are the offering? A) "Urbanization" B) "Transfer" C) "Linkage" D) "Marketization"

A) "Urbanization"

Best example of a "forward capital"-- a capital that has relocated to :send a message" to a neighbor? A) Astana B) Aleppo C) Almaty D) Ankara

A) Astana This new capital of Kazakhstan was created to replace Almaty as capital Centripetal city as the center

N. American cities have had two basic strategies to recover from deindustrialization; one is to become "centers for consumtion." Whic is the other? A) Attract corporate headquarters & producer services B) Arract "basic industry" C) Encourage suburbanization D) Restrict immigration

A) Attract corporate headquarters & produce services

Which was not a significant factor behing post-WWII suburbanization in N. America? A) Dominance of the Republican Party B) Gov. support for home ownership C) "American dream" of home ownership D) "White flight"

A) Dominance of the Republican Party

The initial rise of New York City of economic demoinance in the US was largely due to the unique success of a particular transport faciliy--identify it: A) Erie Canal B) First subway system C) First trolley system D) First Trans-Continental Railroad

A) Erie Canal

Archetype planned redevelopment that has influence modern "city-building" all over the world? A) Haussmann's Paris B) Brasillia C) Medieval Rome D) Post-WWII Warsaw

A) Haussmann's Paris

The capital of an S. Asian country where civil war/ foreign involvement has lasted almost 40 years. ; grown by a factor of 10 in that time A) Kabul B) Kolkatta C) Karachi D) Kashmir

A) Kabul

Which is not a mega-city? A) Kabul B) Dhaka C) Karachi D) Delhi

A) Kabul Capital of Afganistan

Mostly Muslim country's primate city (SE Asia); founded in 1857; shares capital status with new city A) Kuala Lumpur B) Karachi C) Manila D) Singapore

A) Kuala Lumpur Capital of Malaysia

According to the film, "Contested Streets". to improve sustainability and livability New York should consider an innovation pionnnered especially by Copenhagen: A) Make bicycle traffic top priority B) Bus Rapid Transit C) Build freeways to meet demand D) Congestion pricing

A) Make bicycle traffic top priority

The Gateway (mall) in SLC is an example of private firms seeking localization economies in the form of __________ linkages. A) Market B) Producer C) administrative D) Service

A) Market

Which is not a good example of a primate city? A) Moscow B) New York C) Buenos Aires D) Lagos

A) Moscow: It is tied with Saint Petersburg

Which model of urban morphology (structure) depicts the post-WWII situation in the US? A) Multiple nuclei B) Sector C) Concentrc zone D) Convergence city

A) Multiple Nuclei

India's leading economic and cultrual center A) Mumbai B) Kolkata C) Delhi D) Hyderabad

A) Mumbai

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of the IMF/World Bank ("neo-liberal") "readjustment strategy" that has been followed by msot South American countries since 1980. A) Reduce interest rates B) Denationalize and/or deregulate industries C) Devalue currency to promote exports D) Cut government spending and blaance budget

A) Reduce interest rates

Which is NOT a policy in Moscow aimed at reducing congestion? A) Restricting automobile ownership B) Creating pedestrian zones C) Creating dedicated bus lanes D) Develop the larged annexed territory, "New Moscow"

A) Restricting automobile ownership

E. European city, "blank-slate" after World War II, "gifted" with monumental Soviet architecture. A) Warsaw B) Prague C) Budapest D) Belgrade

A) Warsaw

Location of working class district of Paris and other European cities: A) in suburbs encircling the historic city B) adjacent to the manufacturing area in the city's center C) along radial express bus routes D) in "new towns" built next to marks and nature reserves

A) in suburbs encircling the historic city

Mega-city, greatest urban center of Arab culture. A) Istanbul B) Cairo C) Tehran D) Tashkent

B) Cairo

Fas-growing finance and trade center, famouse for skyscrapers, artificial islands, & indoor skiing. A) Tunis B) Dubai C) Beirut D) Aden

B) Dubai

Which world region has the most people living in cities? A) N. America B) E. Asia C) Europe D) SE. Asia

B) E. Asia

Which country was the first to have the majority of its popualtion living in cities? A) Imperial China B) Europe in Late MIddle Ages C) Roman Empire D) Greece in classical period

B) Europe in Late Middle Ages

A great fire in this European city led to one of the first attempts at comprehensive urban planning A) Paris B) London C) Barcelona D) Amsterdam

B) London

Today which is Europe's "global city" in terms of economic power and influence? A) Paris B) London C) Berlin D) Rome

B) London

Which was not a significant factor behind the post- WWII urbanization in N America? A) Gov. subsidies for road-building B) Massive foreign immigration C) Political fragmentation D) Inner-city congestion

B) Massive-foreign immigration

Leading economic center of East Africa? A) Dakar B) Nairobi C) Johannesburg D) Kinshasa

B) Nairobi Capital of Kenya

In China's SHandong Privince, Korean R&D and IT firms cluster near each other, sseeking localiazation economies in the form of __________ linkages A) Market B) Producer C) Administrative D) Service

B) Producer

In which of the following S> American cities is African heritage (ancestral & cultural) the strongest? A) Buenos Aires B) Rio de Janeiro C) Lima D) Montevideo

B) Rio de Janeiro

Hub of British-built railroad network, which funneled beef out of the country: A) Burenos Aires B) Sao Paulo C) Rio De Janeiro D) Lima

B) San Paulo

Which model of urban morphology (structure) is based on the idea that each city has its own historical geography, although each city would have a Central Business District? A) Multiple nuclei B) Sector C) Concentrc zone D) Convergence city

B) Sector

"Tertiary sector" refers to ... A) Basic use of nature; eg. farming B) Services C) Manufacturing D) Government

B) Services

Which is NOT one of the elements of urban legibility recognized by Kevon Lynch? A) Path B) Shopping center C) Node D) Landmark

B) Shopping center Other elements include "edge" and "district"

Leading city in working towards sustanability in the S. E. Asian region A) Kuala Lumpur B) Singapore C) Jakarta D) Manila

B) Singapore

Independent S.E. Asian city-state with over 5 million people in a territory about 2x the size of SLC A) Phnom Penh B) Singapore C) Hali D) Java

B) Singapore second busiest port

A new Costco opens 100 yards from an interstate exit/ access point; what sort of agglomeration economy primarily attracted the firm to that location A) Linkage B) Transfer C) Urbanization D) Tertiary

B) Transfer

Whic of the following is least likely to be a majory environmental hazard in Mexico City? A) Eqarthquakes B) Tsunami C) Air Pollution D) Subsidence (sink holes)

B) Tsunami

What sort of organization emerged to oppose redevelopment projects in Mowcow? A) International NGOs B) local "initiative" groups C) left-wing political parties D) right-wing political parties

B) local "initiative" groups NGOs are often considered to be foreign spies of sorts

Approximately what proportion of the global population is urban? A) 34% B) 54% C) 74% D) 94%

B)54%

To be classified as a "mega-city" a city's population must exceed... A) 50 million B) 20 million C) 10 million D) 1 million

C) 10 million

About how many Indians live in cities? A) 40 million B) 80 million C) 400 million D) 800 million

C) 400 million

If a country's urban hierachy fits the rank size rule and thel argest city has a population of 20 million, what is the population of a city at the fourth level? A) 17 million B) 12 million C) 5 million D) 1 million

C) 5 million: (Rank/Rank 1 Population)

Public space in the center of a Classic greek city: A) Forum B) Plaza C) Agora D) Senate

C) Agora: Plaza for Spanish Forum for Roman

Growing capital city, once divided in two A) Bucharest B) Oslo C) Berlin D) Prague

C) Berlin

City with glaring contradiction-- widest aenue in the world + oldest underground metro in S. America A) La Paz B) Sao Paulo C) Buenos Aires D) Rio de Janeiro

C) Burenos Aires

What is Kasbah? A) Old Arab Quarter B) Old colonial quarter C) Citadel/fortress D) Zone excluding women

C) Citadel/fortress

Which model of urban morphology (structure) is based on the principle of "invasion and succession"? A) Multiple nuclei B) Sector C) Concentrc zone D) Convergence city

C) Concentric sone

Which is NOT a policy in Moscow aimed at reducing congestion? A) Instituing pay parking in the center. B) Building more metro stations C) Congestion pricing for commuters to the center D) Encouraging bike riding

C) Congestion pricing for commuters to the center

South Asian city with the most extensive metro system A) Kolkatta B) Karachi C) Delhi D) Mumbai

C) Delhi

Originator of "Garden City" movement? A) Baron Hausmann B) Napoleon Bonaparte C) Ebeneezer Howard D) Norman Foster

C) Ebeneezer Howard Baron Hausmann created "boulevards

Which was not a significant factor behing post-WWII suburbanization in N. America? A) Growth of highway system B) Cheap land, low taxes in suburbs C) Economic recession D) Attraction of automobiles as type of freedon & status-market

C) Economic recession

Demographic of the majority of Maquilabora workers? A) Males, 16-30 years old. B) Males, 30-60 years old C) Females, 16-24 years old D) Females, 25-60 years old

C) Females 16-24 years old

Area that suffers the most from air pollution, one of the world's worst. A) Lower Indust valley B) Nepal C) Ganges Valley D) W. Bengal and Bangladesh

C) Ganges Valley

Which of the following is the best fit as precursor (ancestor) of the European Union? A) Greek city-states of classical era B) Mediterranean city-states of Renaissance era C) Hanseatic League D) Roman Empire

C) Hanseatic league

Which country is not dominated by a single primate city? A) Bangladesh B) Indonesia C) India D) Philippines

C) India Delhi and Mumbai

3/4 of Africa's homes are exposed to this threat, which kills millions of women and children annually A) Mudslides B) Ebola C) Indoor air pollution D) Smallpox

C) Indoor air pollution

Which is best qualified to be called a "forward capital?" A) Dhaka B) Delhi C) Islamabad D) karachi

C) Islamabad Capital of Pakistan

City whose cultrual heritage, a key asset in attarcting tourists, was severely damaged by an earthquake in 2015 A) Kabul B) Lahore C) Kathmandu D) Hyderbad

C) Kathmandu

Which city suffered the most, economically, in the aftermath of the 1947 partiitioning of India and the two parts of Pakistan? A) Mumbai B) Hyderabad C) Kolkata D) Delhi

C) Kolkata

Unlike N. American cities, which is LEAST likely to be a characteristic of a European city? A) Medieval legacy in city's center B) Low-rise skyline in the center C) Middle-class commuting by car from suburbs D) High pop. density city cetner; multi-use zoning

C) Middle-class commuting by car from suburbs

WHich was NOT one of Curitiba's policies aimed at making the city more sustainable? A) Making the bus system as convenient as a metro B) Turning flood-prine areas into parks C) Restricting in-migration from the countryside D) Giving bus tokens in exchange for recycling

C) Restricting in-migration from the countryside

Which of hte following is not considered a global city? A)New York B) Tokyo C) Rome D) London

C) Rome

City with the 2nd busiest port in th world and the #4 financial center, plus big refinery complex A) Jakarta B) Kuala Lumpur C) Sinagapore D) Manila

C) Singapore

In general, countries in which South American region were historically first to urbanize? A) Brazil B) Andean region C) Southern Cone D) All developed at the same time

C) Southern Cone

Russia's second-largest city? A) Moscow B) Kazan C) St. Petersburg D) Vladivostok

C) St. Petersburg

Which of the following is not one of Childe's primary characteristics of urban civilization? A) Urban primacy B) Complex division of labor (specialization) C) State organization D) Concentation of surplus product

C) State organization

Mega-city, greatest urban center of Iranian/Persian culture. A) Istanbul B) Cairo C) Tehran D) Tashkent

C) Tehran

Similar topography and climate, give this city air pollution similar to SLC's, but often worse. A) Riyadh B) Istanbul C) Tehran D) Beirut

C) Tehran

Russia's main port on the Pacific Coast? A) Noril'sk B) St. Petersburg C) Vladivostok D) Kazan

C) Vladivostok

Which is not one of the major urban challenges facing European cities? A) Dealing with immigration B) Aging indigenous population C) retro-fitting central districts to make them "walkable" and "livable." D) Aging infrastructure, especially in the east

C) retro-fitting central districts to make them "walkable" and "livable"

Best example of a "centripetal" capital; i.e., a capital that was relocated to be more accessible to all citizens and to symbolize national unity? A) Astana B) Aleppo C) Almaty D) Ankara

D) Ankara Capital of Turkey

Along the main center of aerospace & defence industries, now India's "Silicon Valley?" A) Kolkata B) Cennai (Madras) C) Dhaka D) Belgaluru (Bangalore)

D) Begaluru (Bangalore)

In the cource of settlement of a a territory, economic activities might emerge at a place where the rapids in a river that is navigatable downstrea. Such place is a ... A) Linear Markey B) Threshold of a range C) point of diminishing returns D) Break of Builk Point

D) Break of Bulk Point

"Capital" of the EU (Council and Commission), headquarters of NATO, in a divisive country. A) Berlin B) Milan C) Prague D) Brussels

D) Brussels

Forced de-urbanization in this S.E. Asian country killed about 1/5 of the population in the 1970s A) Thailand B) Viet Nam C) Indonesia D) Cambodia

D) Cambodia

Cit that became the leading railroad hub for the nation in the lat 19th/ early 20th century period? A) Boston B) New Orleans C) Atlanta D) Chicago

D) Chicago

According to the film, "Contested Streets". to improve sustainability and livability New York should consider an innovation pionnnered especially by London: A) Make bicycle traffic top priority B) Bus Rapid Transit C) Build freeways to meet demand D) Congestion pricing

D) Congestion pricing

Primate, capital, and mega-city which controls access to the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers from the sea A) Kabul B) Delhi C) Karachi D) Dhaka

D) Dhaka

Best description of geographical pattern characterizing Russia's urban system today? A) Conurbation B) Rank-size order C) Megapolis D) Excessive dispersal

D) Excessive dispersal

Largest Caribbean city, capital of largest Caribbean country, in transition towards more openness. A) Port-au-Price B) San Juan C) Santo Domingo D) Havana

D) Havana

Best example of a "planned city" in South Asia A) Kolkata B) Karachi C) Kabul D) Islamabad

D) Islamabad

City with te most Muslims in the S. E. Asian region. A) Manila B) Kuala Lumpur C) Singapore D) Jakarta

D) Jakarta Capital of Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country

Two nations claim this city as capital, but most countries (except the US) do not recognize it as a capital at all. A) Damascus B) Bengazi C) Tel Aviv D) Jerusalem

D) Jerusalem Capital fought between Israel and Jordan

Economically the most successfull city in all of sub-saharan Africa A) Lagos B) Accra C) Nairobi D) Johannesburg

D) Johannesburg Rich from gold

Mega-city in a Mega-country (over 100 million pop.) where ~250 laguanges are spoken A) Johannesburg B) Dakar C) Lagos D) Nairobi

D) Lagos Old capital of Nigeria

Span's apital in South America, port on narrow coastal strip between mountains and the sea? A) Burenos Aires B) Rio deJaneiro C) Bogota D) Lima

D) Lima

City with the most Catholics in Asia A) Hyderabad B) Dhaka C)Jakarta D) Manila

D) Manila Philippines

India's #1 port, handles 60% of maritime trade A) Karachi B) Kolkatta C) Delhi D) Mumbai

D) Mumbai

City that benefits from striking natural surroundings and oil revenues A)Barcelona B) Rome C) Bucharest D) Oslo

D) Oslo

Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of the IMF/World Bank ("neo-liberal") "readjustment strategy" that has been followed by msot South American countries since 1980. A) Liberalized financial markets B) Reduce wages C) Cut government price subsidies D) Raise tariffs

D) Raise Tariffs

Over the past 7 years, where hasthe greatest destruction of cultural heritage of ancient cities occured? A) Iran B) Tunisia C) Turkey D) Syria

D) Syria