URP3001- exam 2 ch.5,6,7,8
Which one of the following statements is true of Russian cities today but did not apply during Soviet times? a. Russian cities have resisted economic impulses to suburbanize b. Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks c. Russian cities seek investment from Moscow banks but not foreign countries d. Russian cities are relatively isolated from the forces of globalization
b. Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks
Barcelona, though located in a Spanish-speaking country, is a bilingual city. What language other than Spanish is commonly heard and seen in Barcelona? Basque French Portuguese Catalan
Catalan
Russians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kazan, but they account for only 50% of the city's population. What ethnic group constitutes 42% of Kazan's population? Tatars Chuvash Immigrants Muslims
Tatars
The growth of Kiev (or Kyiv) as the core of the first Russian state was linked to trade: between eastern Europe and western Europe between the Arctic region of the north and the desert region of central Asia between the Baltic Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea between European and Asiatic Russia
between the Baltic Sea and the eastern Mediterranean Sea
What period of urban history began in the Midlands of England in the 1700s, sparking massive rural-to-urban migration and changing the structure of cities? Post-Industrial Period Industrial Period Baroque Period Proto-Communist Period
Industrial Period
Which of these statements is not true about Moscow? Moscow is in many ways the primate city of Russia. Moscow is vastly richer than most other parts of Russia. Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing. The Kremlin is the historic core and is still occupied by the government.
Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing.
Kazan is in the Russian Federation, but it is also the capital city of a "republic" of its own. What is the name of the republic where Kazan is located? Chechnya Republic Altai Republic Republic of Tartarstan Saha Republic
Republic of Tartarstan
Churches, museums, and palaces are landscape features that mark what era of Russian city development? tsarist era Tatar era Soviet era post-Soviet era
tsarist era
What city was shaped by its relative location near the headwaters of the Volga, Dvina, and Dnieper River systems, all of which flowed in different directions? a. Moscow b. St. Petersburg c. Krasnodar d. Kazan
a. Moscow
What economic activities are of growing importance for those who remain behind in Russian cities that are losing population because of outmigration to larger urban centers? all of the above increased gathering of communal forest resources agriculture on household plots of land hunting and fishing in the local countryside
all of the above
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is: a nickel-mining city in Russia's Far East. a nickel-mining city on the Arctic Ocean. an oil boomtown located on the Arctic Ocean. an oil boomtown located in Russia's Far East.
an oil boomtown located in Russia's Far East.
In world cities like London and Paris, the most visible group of people on the streets of the CBD is: the urban underclass young professionals the immigrant population aging businessmen
young professionals
Before the Communist Revolution in 1917, the capital of tsarist Russia was: a. St. Petersburg b. Moscow c. Novosibirsk d. Vladivostok
a. St. Petersburg
Astana, capital of the Soviet successor state of Kazakhstan, has modeled itself on Dubai. What do both cities now have in common? hosting international mega-events hyper-modernity in architectural design all of the above Special Economic Zones
all of the above
What economic activities are of growing importance for those who remain behind in Russian cities that are losing population because of outmigration to larger urban centers? agriculture on household plots of land hunting and fishing in the local countryside all of the above increased gathering of communal forest resources
all of the above
Kazan is in the Russian Federation, but it is also the capital city of a "republic" of its own. What is the name of the republic where Kazan is located? a. Altai Republic b. Saha Republic c. Republic of Tartarstan d. Chechnya Republic
c. Republic of Tartarstan
What ranges across Europe from 200 in Norway to 20,000 in Greece? definitions of the number of people needed to be classified as an urban place average dollar value per capita of investment in post-secondary education number of leading industrial corporations in European cites, by country average territorial sizes of European cities in square kilometers
definitions of the number of people needed to be classified as an urban place
Bucharest's landscape was transformed by Romanian President Ceauçescu after he came to power in 1966. Which one of the following is not part of Ceauçescu's legacy? the House of the Republic as the heart of the city's new civic center suburban homes replaced by apartment blocks boulevards designed as socialist gateways to the city preservation of the city's historic central areas
preservation of the city's historic central areas
Which one of the following cities is both a primate city and a national capital? Rome Zurich Berlin Paris
Paris
Problems confronting the Russian urban system include all of the following except: the harsh physical environment the pull of Asia on cities in the Russian Far East the huge distances between cities the continuing decline of the urban population throughout the nation
the continuing decline of the urban population throughout the nation
Moscow's rise to importance in Russia cannot be attributed to: the rule of Tsar Peter the defense needs of Russia central place theory trading networks that followed rivers
the rule of Tsar Peter
Moscow's rise to importance in Russia cannot be attributed to: the rule of Tsar Peter the defense needs of Russia trading networks that followed rivers central place theory
the rule of Tsar Peter
Geographer Roger Brunet identified the core of Europe as a curving urban corridor of high-tech industries and services which he called the: Golden Quadrilateral Urban Crescent European Boomerang Blue Banana
Blue Banana
The human geography of cities in what country has been transformed by huge immigrant populations from the Caribbean, India, and Pakistan? Italy Britain Germany France
Britain
What city is often thought of as the capital of Europe because it is the European Union's administrative headquarters? Brussels Strasbourg Luxembourg Paris
Brussels
In Paris, land near the city center is most densely populated. In Moscow, land far from the city center is most density populated. Why? In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by environmental factors. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by historical tradition. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by market forces. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning.
In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning.
In Paris, land near the city center is most densely populated. In Moscow, land far from the city center is most density populated. Why? In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by environmental factors. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by historical tradition. In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by market forces.
In Russia, as opposed to France, land use has been determined by central planning.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, what happened to Moscow? It had to share capital city status with Novosibirsk. It became the capital of the Russian Federation. It lost its capital-city status to St. Petersburg. It became the capital of the Federation of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus.
It became the capital of the Russian Federation.
In which of the following cities would you be most likely to find a new generation of mosques? Kazan Norilsk Novosibirsk St. Petersburg
Kazan
In which of the following cities would you be most likely to find a new generation of mosques? St. Petersburg Novosibirsk Norilsk Kazan
Kazan
In which of the following cities would you be most likely to find a new generation of mosques? St. Petersburg Kazan Norilsk Novosibirsk
Kazan
What group of people was brought to Sakhalin Island during World War II to work the coal mines and now forms a distinct community in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk? Koreans Tatars Chinese Japanese
Koreans
What group of people was brought to Sakhalin Island during World War II to work the coal mines and now forms a distinct community in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk? a. Koreans b. Tatars c. Japanese d. Chinese
Koreans
What European cities have the continent's busiest airports? London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam Rome, Berlin, Paris, London London, Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam Madrid, Milan, Rome, Frankfurt
London, Paris, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
What city was shaped by its relative location near the headwaters of the Volga, Dvina, and Dnieper River systems, all of which flowed in different directions? St. Petersburg Moscow Krasnodar Kazan
Moscow
Which one of these associations is incorrect? St. Petersburg - Leningrad Moscow - Soviet capital Vladivostok - Railroad terminus Norilsk - Volga port
Norilsk - Volga port
Which one of these associations is incorrect? Vladivostok - Railroad terminus Norilsk - Volga port Moscow - Soviet capital St. Petersburg - Leningrad
Norilsk - Volga port
Tea houses (salons de thé) on the streets of Brussels and other European cities provide social space for immigrant men from what part of the world? Turkey South Asia North Africa Mediterranean Europe
North Africa
According to the European Green Cities Index, the most environmentally sustainable cities are those located in: Eastern Europe Central Europe Northern Europe Southern Europe
Northern Europe
Which one of the following is not one of the signature landscape features of Berlin? U-Bahn stations Brandenburg Gate Palace of Culture and Science Potsdamer Platz
Palace of Culture and Science
Controversy over the cultural landscape of what city followed the construction of a glass pyramid in the 19th century forecourt of the Louvre? Paris Barcelona Berlin London
Paris
What city in Europe evolved around an island in the Seine River? Geneva Amsterdam Paris Berlin
Paris
Which one of the following statements is true of Russian cities today but did not apply during Soviet times? Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks Russian cities have resisted economic impulses to suburbanize Russian cities are relatively isolated from the forces of globalization Russian cities seek investment from Moscow banks but not foreign countries
Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks
Which one of the following statements is true of Russian cities today but did not apply during Soviet times? Russian cities seek investment from Moscow banks but not foreign countries Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks Russian cities have resisted economic impulses to suburbanize Russian cities are relatively isolated from the forces of globalization
Russian cities are home to branches of European and Japanese banks
Before the Communist Revolution in 1917, the capital of tsarist Russia was St. Petersburg Moscow Vladivostok Novosibirsk
St. Petersburg
What city was built by the tsar to be Russia's "window on the west" in the early 1700s? Kiev Moscow Vladivostok St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
What city was built by the tsar to be Russia's "window on the west" in the early 1700s? Kiev Moscow Vladivostok St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg
"Secret cities" were built during the Soviet period but began to lose population in the 1980s as the Soviet economy grew weaker. Which one of the following is true of secret cities? Their economic base was tied to nuclear research and missile production. They were built underground to withstand a possible nuclear war with the U.S. They were located exclusively around Moscow and Leningrad. They lost so many people that they no longer appeared in Soviet statistical accounts.
Their economic base was tied to nuclear research and missile production.
Garbage-strewn landscapes surround many Russian apartment buildings for all of the following reasons except: Public services such as trash pick-up have not kept up with development. Consumption has increased markedly since communism's end. Imported goods are more available, but often wastefully packaged. There is little space for land fills.
There is little space for land fills.
Garbage-strewn landscapes surround many Russian apartment buildings for all of the following reasons except: Public services such as trash pick-up have not kept up with development. There is little space for land fills. Consumption has increased markedly since communism's end. Imported goods are more available, but often wastefully packaged.
There is little space for land fills.
What happened to many large mining cities such as Norilsk after the collapse of the Soviet Union? They continued to grow in population. They declined in population. They just barely maintained their population size. They disappeared from the landscape.
They declined in population.
What happened to many large mining cities such as Norilsk after the collapse of the Soviet Union? They just barely maintained their population size. They declined in population. They continued to grow in population. They disappeared from the landscape.
They declined in population.
With increasing consumption and lagging public services, what has happened to the landscapes around many Russian apartment buildings in the post-Soviet era? They have become littered with trash. They have become targets of crime. They have been filled in with small summer cottages They have become settings for pro-capitalist graffiti.
They have become littered with trash.
With increasing consumption and lagging public services, what has happened to the landscapes around many Russian apartment buildings in the post-Soviet era? They have been filled in with small summer cottages. They have become settings for pro-capitalist graffiti. They have become littered with trash. They have become targets of crime.
They have become littered with trash.
Immigrants from India brought chicken tikka masala to London. What immigrant group brought the döner kebab to Berlin? Turks Indonesians Italians Persians
Turks
Immigrants from India brought chicken tikka masala to London. What immigrant group brought the döner kebab to Berlin? Persians Indonesians Italians Turks
Turks
Which one of the following does not apply to Vladivostok? a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites an important regional industrial center home to the Russian Navy's Pacific fleet an important commercial port
a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
Which one of the following does not apply to Vladivostok? home to the Russian Navy's Pacific fleet an important regional industrial center a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites an important commercial port
a city center on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia experienced all of the following except: suburbanization an end to "closed cities" a decrease in socioeconomic inequality and homelessness a struggle to maintain cities in marginal physical environments
a decrease in socioeconomic inequality and homelessness
Historical trading cities along the rivers of European Russia were each dominated by a fortress. The fortress was called: a kremlin a perestroika an oblast a novgorod
a kremlin
Historical trading cities along the rivers of European Russia were each dominated by a fortress. The fortress was called: an oblast a kremlin a novgorod a perestroika
a kremlin
Which one of the following has been part of the transition from Soviet to Post-Soviet cities? a shift from demand for imported goods to demand for locally produced goods in cities a shift from de-industrialization to re-industrialization a shift from central planning to market-driven processes a shift from a Moscow-dominated hierarchy to a St. Petersburg-dominated hierarchy
a shift from central planning to market-driven processes
Which one of the following has been part of the transition from Soviet to Post-Soviet cities? a shift from central planning to market-driven processes a shift from de-industrialization to re-industrialization a shift from a Moscow-dominated hierarchy to a St. Petersburg-dominated hierarchy a shift from demand for imported goods to demand for locally produced goods in cities
a shift from de-industrialization to re-industrialization
What type of economy shaped the landscape of Russian cities from 1917 through 1991? a. MIC economy b. command economy c. market economy d. primary production economy
b. command economy
Russians constitute the largest ethnic group in Kazan, but they account for only 50% of the city's population. What ethnic group constitutes 42% of Kazan's population? a. Muslims b. Immigrants c. Tatars d. Chuvash
c. Tatars
Garbage-strewn landscapes surround many Russian apartment buildings for all of the following reasons except: a. Consumption has increased markedly since communism's end. b. Imported goods are more available, but often wastefully packaged. c. There is little space for land fills. d. Public services such as trash pick-up have not kept up with development.
c. There is little space for land fills.
With increasing consumption and lagging public services, what has happened to the landscapes around many Russian apartment buildings in the post-Soviet era? a. They have been filled in with small summer cottages. b. They have become targets of crime. c. They have become littered with trash. d. They have become settings for pro-capitalist graffiti.
c. They have become littered with trash.
What was built on the spot in St. Petersburg where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881? a. the GUM department store b. the Kremlin c. the Church of Our Savior d. the Hermitage
c. the Church of Our Savior
What was the most influential force in molding the cities of Eastern Europe from the 1950s through the 1980s? mercantile capitalism market forces royal decrees centralized planning
centralized planning
What was absent from Soviet planning principles? the need to plan in 5-year cycles rail lines to serve industrial centers concerns about the impact of urban development on the environment reliance on medium and high density housing
concerns about the impact of urban development on the environment
What was absent from Soviet planning principles? rail lines to serve industrial centers the need to plan in 5-year cycles reliance on medium and high density housing concerns about the impact of urban development on the environment
concerns about the impact of urban development on the environment
Urban Graffiti: is associated mainly with gang warfare is usually welcomed by local governments and tourism authorities had its beginnings in the industrial ghettos of 19th century cities covered the Berlin Wall as a form of political protest
covered the Berlin Wall as a form of political protest
Which of these statements is not true about Moscow? a. Moscow is vastly richer than most other parts of Russia. b. The Kremlin is the historic core and is still occupied by the government. c. Moscow is in many ways the primate city of Russia. d. Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing.
d. Inferior Soviet-era housing has now been all replaced by new privatized housing.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, what happened to Moscow? a. It had to share capital city status with Novosibirsk. b. It became the capital of the Federation of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. c. It lost its capital-city status to St. Petersburg. d. It became the capital of the Russian Federation.
d. It became the capital of the Russian Federation.
An aspect of Soviet urban planning that grew out of socialist ideologies yet helps achieve the goals of urban sustainability today is Moscow's: blending of urban gardens into the high density downtown core extraordinarily dense network of metro (subway) lines multiple-use buildings of staggered heights wide boulevards which foster the efficient movement of automobiles
extraordinarily dense network of metro (subway) lines
Leninvaros in Hungary was renamed Tiszauvaros, and Karl-Marx-Stadt in Germany was renamed Chemnitz as a direct result of the: influence of the church pressure of indigenous peoples rise of immigrant populations fall of Communism
fall of Communism
The central plaza or market of ancient Roman cities was called the: citadel piazza agora forum
forum
The pattern in Russia is similar to the U.S.: existing central city buildings in poor condition but in good locations are converted into upscale apartments, often displacing long-time residents. This process is known as: gentrification commercialization redlining suburbanization
gentrification
The pattern in Russia is similar to the U.S.: existing central city buildings in poor condition but in good locations are converted into upscale apartments, often displacing long-time residents. This process is known as: gentrification commercialization redlining suburbanization
gentrification
St. Petersburg: is Russia's principal warm water port on the Black Sea was taken by the Nazis in World War II and leveled to the ground has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development is no longer the second largest city of Russia
has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development
St. Petersburg: was taken by the Nazis in World War II and leveled to the ground is no longer the second largest city of Russia has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development is Russia's principal warm water port on the Black Sea
has a city center that is a Word Heritage site but also threatened by new development
In a microrayon, as developed during the Soviet period, in what kind of residential units did people live? high‑rise apartment buildings terrace housing garden apartments single family homes and duplexes
high‑rise apartment buildings
Changes on the urban landscape since the break-up of the Soviet Union and the demise of communism include all of the following except: an increasing number of cars leading to new developments on urban peripheries horizontal city expansion with minimal vertical development of multistoried buildings the emergence of real estate markets and the densification of urban cores the suburbanization of housing along roads leading into urban centers
horizontal city expansion with minimal vertical development of multistoried buildings
The Muslim population of Moscow: includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan thrives on the melting pot ideals instilled during the Communist era has an ever increasing number of mosques in which to pray is largely illegal or undocumented, and almost entirely Post-Soviet
includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
The Muslim population of Moscow: is largely illegal or undocumented, and almost entirely Post-Soviet has an ever increasing number of mosques in which to pray includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan thrives on the melting pot ideals instilled during the Communist era
includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
The Muslim population of Moscow: has an ever increasing number of mosques in which to pray includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan thrives on the melting pot ideals instilled during the Communist era is largely illegal or undocumented, and almost entirely Post-Soviet
includes immigrants from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
During the Soviet period, "progress" was narrowly conceptualized as: industrialization ruralization commercializaton centralization
industrialization
During the Soviet period, one way in which government tried to keep urban growth within projected levels was by: controlling the automobile market, thus limiting the ability to move refusing to give jobs to new urban in‑migrants stimulating agricultural production to hold people in rural areas requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city
requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city
The "quarters" that developed within the old walled cities of the Middle East: were defined exclusively on religious lines continue to have the walls that once enclosed them mimicked the security and social cohesiveness of the village developed because of differences in income, wealth, and class
mimicked the security and social cohesiveness of the village
"Closed cities" became a hallmark of Soviet-era urban geography. Such cities: had an economic base tied to export processing were enclosed by a wall or other barrier were set up for tourists only required permission to visit
required permission to visit
"Closed cities" became a hallmark of Soviet-era urban geography. Such cities: required permission to visit were set up for tourists only had an economic base tied to export processing were enclosed by a wall or other barrier
required permission to visit
During the Soviet period, one way in which government tried to keep urban growth within projected levels was by: stimulating agricultural production to hold people in rural areas refusing to give jobs to new urban in‑migrants requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city controlling the automobile market, thus limiting the ability to move
requiring city residents to have a government-issued propiska in order to live in a city
Which one of the following was not a hallmark of urban landscape change during the Renaissance-Baroque Period of European history? opulent palaces and formal gardens laid out for the nobility city walls replaced with wide boulevards narrow, winding medieval streets replaced by wider and straighter thoroughfares skylines punctuated by belching smoke stacks
skylines punctuated by belching smoke stacks
What was built on the spot in St. Petersburg where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881? the Kremlin the Church of Our Savior the GUM department store the Hermitage
the Church of Our Savior
What was built on the spot in St. Petersburg where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881? the GUM department store the Hermitage the Church of Our Savior the Kremlin
the Church of Our Savior
New towns in Europe have been relatively more successful than in the U.S. primarily because: Europeans are more mobile and do not stay put long in one place racial/class divisions are lacking in European society Europeans have little interest in automobiles the former were built mostly by the government and not for profit
the former were built mostly by the government and not for profit
Churches, museums, and palaces are landscape features that mark what era of Russian city development? Tatar era Soviet era tsarist era post-Soviet era
tsarist era
