Chapter 2 Quiz Questions

Which one of the following monikers would not fit LA? - Entertainment Machine - City on the Bay - Gang Capital of America - City of Sprawl

City on the Bay

Which one of the following describes the political status of language in Montreal? - Montreal does not have an official language - Both French and English - French - English

French

Which one of the following is not one of the US and Canada's eleven recognized metropolitan regions? - I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City - Golden Horseshoe from Toronto to Buffalo - Cascadia from Vancouver to Portland and Eugene - Gulf Coast from Houston to Mobile

I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City

In first, second, and third places among US metropolitan areas in population size are:

New York City Los Angeles Chicago

Montreal has lost the headquarters of many of Canada's 500 largest companies to which city? - Toronto - NYC - Ottawa - Vancouver

Toronto

Smog in which one of the following cities provides an example of transnational air pollution because pollutants are carried across an international border by prevailing winds? - Los Angeles - Chicago - Toronto - Denver

Toronto

The national capital of Canada has long acted as a nexus of compromise between: - French speakers and English speakers - urban interests and rural interests - the political power of Ontario and the political power of Quebec - all of the above

all of the above

All of the following have fueled the growth of creative and design-based industries in Montreal except: - an emphasis on retaining corporate headquarters functions - cheap rents and housing subsidies - a unique culture and eclectic architecture - availability of film studios and crew members

an emphasis on retaining corporate headquarters functions

The Ottowa city region's emergence as the Silicon Valley of the North has been stimulated by the presence of: - the federal government - a highly educated talent pool - both - neither

both

If you do not view Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans as a "natural disaster," which one of the following sources of damage would you emphasize? - breaches in the poorly-designed levees - flooding induced by storm surge - sustained winds of over 100mph - heavy rains and downpour of up to 25 inches in 30 hours

breaches in the poorly-designed levees

In global city regions: - cities increasingly function as nodes of the global economy - edge cities dominate the urban landscape - growth is spurred by investment in the secondary sector of the economy - all of the above

cities increasingly function as nodes of the global economy

Canada's Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP's): - have benefited Toronto at the expense of smaller cities such as Winnipeg and Halifax. - requires that all immigrants speak basic French or English before arriving - give the provinces more decision-making powers over who immigrates to their cities - all of the above

give the provinces more decision-making powers over who immigrates to their cities.

Growth of what industry betrays the transition of Cleveland and Pittsburgh to a post-industrial economy? - health care services - tourism - container cargo handling - steel manufacturing

health care services

Which one of the following statements is not true about New York City? - the hard rock geology of Manhattan is good anchor for skyscrapers - it has a relatively specialized economic base - it is a city where extreme wealth meets extreme poverty - it leads the world in commerce and industry

it has a relatively specialized economic base

The immigrant population in Toronto: - is dominated by flows from Europe and the Middle East - makes it a hyper-diverse city - is dominated by flows from Asia - is dominated by flows from Latin America

makes it a hyper-diverse city

What would you be least likely to find in the scores of "edge cities" which have materialized on the fringes of major metropolitan areas? - mass transit stations - town houses and condominiums - office towers - shopping malls

mass transit stations

The city of LA is so large that it has several business districts, including Hollywood and Beverly Hills.This is reminiscent of: - multiple nuclei model - concentric zone - sector model - inverse concentric zone model

multiple nuclei model

What category of land use accounts for an enormous 1/5 of urban land in the US? - commercial - undeveloped land - residential - roads and highways

roads and highways

Immigrants to Washington, DC are likely to reside in: - center-city enclaves - the suburbs - the poorest parts of the metropolitan area - federally-subsidized housing projects

the suburbs

Migration has always fueled the growth of LA. Before the 1960's, most migrants were coming from: - Latin America - Northern California - within the US - Asia

within the US