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City is ordered from a series of streets that start from the same central point (for example, a square) and extend radia
Irregular plan
Orthogonal plan
Radio centric plan
2
The origin of the cities is determined by concrete conditions
Good weather
None is correct
Proximity of a river, proximity of a commercial route, etc..
Proximity of a river
3
Cities in medieval times were....
Large cities where many people lived
Cities walles and lacked planning.
Places of exchange of products and rising bourgeoisie
Open and accessible cities
4
Urban plans are representations at scale of cities. The plans of the city show us...
The functions, the shape and the morphology
The layout of the streets
Shape and morphology, layout of the streets, distribution of green areas...
5
To solve the unhealthiness of urban centers at the end of the 20th century urban infrastructure began to be built.
False
True
6
The streets and the layout of the buildings are disorganized; they do not respond to any planning.
Irregular plan
Orthogonal plan
Radio centric plan
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Megalopolis: Great urban concentration formed by the growth of metropolitan areas and conurbations
False
True
8
Cities generally have extendive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use and communication
True
False
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Metropolitan areas: Formed by a group of smaller cities together.
False
True
10
The streets are narrow and winding, irregularly drawn, some even without exit.
Radio centric plan
Orthogonal plan
Irregular plan
11
To define the city, several criteria can be use:
Numerical criteria, economic activity, plan of the city and the buildings
Number of inhabitants, types of the buildings and the planning
Numerical criteria, economic and industrial criteria and the planning
Residential, administrative, ethic...
12
It is a clearly ordered plane, in which the streets are straight, are arranged in parallel and intersect at right angles
Orthogonal plan
Radio centric plan
Irregular plan
13
Types of urban concentrations:
Metropolitan areas, conurbations, and megalopolis
Metropolitan areas, conurbations, pedanis and megalopolis
14
Orthogonal plan: Its origin is found in the Greek and Roman cities
True
False
15
A city can have diverse functions, such as:
Residential, commercial and industrial
Residential, industrial, cultural and religious.
Residential, political-administrative, commercial, industrial, cultural...
Residential, political-administrativa, commercial and industrial.
16
The cities of the third world exists only since a few decades ago
False
True
17
The cities of the third world growth has been really low
False
True
18
The cities of developed countries....
European cities were born greek time and were planned
North American cities were born in the 18th and 19th centuries
North America cities are irregular
The plan of a European city reflects its historical evolution
19
Radio centric plan: This type of plan allows quick access to the city center by radial streets.
False
True
20
What is a city?
A city is a large human settlement with administratively defined boundaries
A city is a small human settlement whose members work on no-agricultural...
A city is a small human settlement with administratively defined boundaries
A city is a large human settlement whose members work on agricultural tasks
21
From the 5th century BC, the Greek cities and, later, the Roman cities had an irregular planning
True
False
22
The cities of developed countries have differences depending on whether they are European or North American
False
True
23
What type of plan is this picture...
Radio centric plan
Orthogonal plan
Irregular plan
24
This is a irregular plan
True
False
25
Ground floor of the buildings is reserved for commercial or administrative activities and the upper floors for housing
True
False
26
In the 19th century, industrialization spread throughout Europe, which led to drastic changes in cities:
Cities began to grow outside the wall, demolishing the ramparts
Built of widenings.
New constructions, rural exodus, city began to grow outside the walls.
New constructions: factories, railway stations, warehouses, etc.
27
The irregular plane, originally, had a defensive function.
False
True
28
In the 19th century the unhealthiness of urban centers caused high mortality rates
True
False
29
The urban plans that we studied are: irregular plan, orthogonal plan and radio centric plan
True
False
30
Originally, cities used to have a very strong function (commercial, political-administrative, defensive, etc.).
False
True
