Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?

Colonial CBDs emerged separately from the traditional commercial centers

Which of the following best explains a geographic characteristic shared by megacities in the global periphery?

Demonstrate unplanned growth and often contain squatter settlements.

Which of the following best describes the difference in urban transportation in different parts of the world?

Traffic during rush hour is a N.A issue due to high levels of car owners

Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?

Creation of walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use land, and public transit

Which best describes a typical megacity of the periphery?

An urban area facing challenges, as rapid growth brings many problems

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo

A primate city such as Mexico City is

twice the size of any other city and dominant economically and culturally

Which of the following is a strength of the galactic city model?

It depicts early-twentieth-century industrial cities

Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

Double-income households without children

In U.S. cities, the underclass is largely

Clustered in inner-city neighborhoods

Which of the following is true of an edge city?

It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space

New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to

reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles

Squatter settlements exist in cities of less-developed countries because

affordable housing is not available elsewhere for new migrants to the city

Which of the following is the most likely reason for cities to invest in remediation and redevelopment of brownfields?

It enables the reuse of abandoned areas in the urban center

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1
Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?
Colonial CBDs emerged separately from the traditional commercial centers
African governments promoted multiple CBDs through urban planning
Locations of Africa’s business districts were poorly chosen
One CBD is not enough to serve Africa’s fast-growing urban population
2
Which of the following defines Chicago’s position in relation to the infrastructure of the United States?
Situation
Site
Transition zone
Absolute location
3
The interaction between two cities based on population sizes, distance between the places, or the flow of trade goods
Central place theory
Multiple nuclei model
Gravity model
Concentric zone model
4
The U.S. government has encouraged the use of cars in part by
Charging high gasoline taxes
Constructing new subways
Tax credits for automobile owners
Building interstate highways
5
Which of the following best explains a geographic characteristic shared by megacities in the global periphery?
Deindustrialization is causing megacity populations to decline.
Abundant job opportunities in megacities lead to low unemployment rates.
Developed due to investments in high-speed railways and subway systems.
Demonstrate unplanned growth and often contain squatter settlements.
6
Which of the following best describes the difference in urban transportation in different parts of the world?
Traffic during rush hour is a N.A issue due to high levels of car owners
Cities are successfully fighting traffic by building highways
High rates of public transit in Europe/Japan reflect lower income levels
7
Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?
Creation of zoning laws that separate retail space from housing development
Conversion of farmland to housing to encourage migration to suburbs
Construction of wider highways in an effort to lessen congestion
Creation of walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use land, and public transit
8
According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?
An international airport
A professional football stadium
A symphony orchestra hall
A grocery store
9
The corridor that stretches from Boston to Washington, D.C. is known as the ________________ corridor.
Bostington
Wasbosh
Boswash
Boston D.C.
10
What feature of many Latin American cities is shown by a wide avenue lined with tall office buildings and mansions
The favelas
The periférico
The commercial spine
The disamenity zone
11
International company headquarters, global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are characteristics of
forward capitals
edge cities
primate cities
world cities
12
Which of the following best explains why New York City has more specialized stores than smaller urban places in the US
The gravity model
Central place theory
The Burgess concentric zone model
The rank-size rule
13
According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city has a population of 900,000, then the third largest city will have
300,000
450,000
150,000
45,000
14
Which best describes a typical megacity of the periphery?
A city with a concentration of global corporations and media hubs
An urban area facing challenges, as rapid growth brings many problems
A vast slum where housing, food, services are hard to obtain
A world city with economic and cultural dominance over a wide area
15
In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in
major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo
national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state
regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used
the informal sector
16
A primate city such as Mexico City is
always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility
twice the size of any other city and dominant economically and culturally
most likely to share its size with at least one other city in the country
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country
17
Which of the following is a strength of the galactic city model?
It depicts exurban nodes
It is based on the decrease of urban sprawl
It depicts early-twentieth-century industrial cities
It depicts a central business district
18
Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?
Double-income households without children
People above age sixty-five on limited incomes
University students on limited incomes
Double-income households with children
19
In U.S. cities, the underclass is largely
Distributed across the commuter zone
Clustered in inner-city neighborhoods
Distributed evenly between the suburbs and the city
Clustered in suburbs
20
Which of the following is true of an edge city?
It is located on the edge of a lake, river, or other physical feature.
It is increasingly used for heavy industry.
It is an outlet for a region’s trade.
It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space
21
New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to
increase the need for senior housing
decrease the density of the urban area
reduce the need for mass transit
reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles
22
Squatter settlements exist in cities of less-developed countries because
city governments set aside vacant areas for new migrants
new migrants need to be isolated until they adjust to urban life
new migrants prefer to live in squatter settlements with recent migrants
affordable housing is not available elsewhere for new migrants to the city
23
Which of the following models best represents an old colonial port zone and its surrounding commercial districts?
Islamic city model
Southeast Asian city model
Galactic city model
Latin American city model
24
Which of the following is the most likely reason for cities to invest in remediation and redevelopment of brownfields?
It reduces the city's ecological footprint and improves urban air quality
It opens green spaces within cities facilitating urban agriculture programs
It enables the reuse of abandoned areas in the urban center
They often restrict the economic development of edge cities

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