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Urbanization Review for Assessment
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1
According to the Multiple Nuclei Model
The area around the ring road is most important
The CBD is the most important part of the city
People live around various nodes of interest
The city grows outward in "wedges"
2
Which of the following is A POSITIVE consequence of Gentrification
Redlining
Increase in homelessness
Return of tax revenue to poor neighborhoods
Loss of affordable housing
3
Urban sprawl is:
Unplanned growth of a city
People who occupy homes illegally
An area of highly skilled workers
Old buildings replaced by new buildings
4
What is a peripheral model (galactic city) model?
Inner city with a lot of surrounding greenery and suburbs on the outskirts.
Advanced version of modern cities with each facility in its best location.
Industrialized cities that rely upon resources from neigboring communities
Large postindustrialized cities (Los Angeles) decentralized from the CBD
5
The map below shows segregation in the United States, which concept below contributed to these segregated neighborhoods.
Blockbusting
Gentrification
White flight
Urban Sprawl
6
What occurs during Urbanization
People convert to new religions
People move from rural to city
Moving from one country to another
People move to the country away from the city
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The gravity model helps us better understand….
The impact of urban policies such as redlining
The laws of physics
The influence the size of a community has on interaction
The density gradient of a settlement
8
Which of the following IS NOT ONE WAY in which a city can prevent urban sprawl?
Utilize new urbanism policies to create walkable neighborhoods
Creating more edge cities & expanding public transportation
Redevelop brownfields and promote infilling
Creating urban growth boundaries
9
How do food deserts impact a community?
Residents are more at risk for obesity
Residents are more likely to have access to healthy food
Residents in a food desert have less risk of getting diabetes
None of the above
10
Which of the following would best illustrate a squatter settlement?
A section of a settlement that is developing and does not have regulations
Part of a settlement where people do not have a legal claim to the land
A small settlement located outside an exurb
A settlement with high poverty that is located in core countries
11
Which of the following global trends best exemplifies the concept of sustainability?
A decrease in the amount of polar sea ice
An increase in the number of people living in coastal areas
An increase in the use of electric vehicles
An increase in the use of agricultural pesticides
12
Which practice would an urban planner use to prevent urban sprawl?
in-filling
zoning laws
greenbelts
subway systems
13
Greenbelts are created to protect
Government
Religion
Education
Environment
14
Which of the following is a NEGATIVE consequence of Gentrification
Loss of affordable housing
Renovation of property and buildings
Increase in job opportunities
Return of tax revenue to poor neighborhoods
15
World cities are ________ and help promote ______
At the top of the global urban hierarchy, globalization
Helping rezone cities, isolationism
Large settlements, nationalism
At the bottom of global urban hierarchy, cultural diffusion
16
In which zone would you most likely to find brownfield sites?
Middle class housing
Working class housing
CBD
Factories/Industry
17
Which of the following WOULD NOT be a site factor?
The absolute location of a place
The connections between two places
The natural resources of a place
The physical geography of a place
