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GHW Unit 4: Urban Growth
GHW Unit 4: Urban Growth
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1
All of the following are reasons for urbanization
EXCEPT
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There are more jobs in the factories that are often found in urban areas.
Employment opportunities in rural communities are decreasing.
Cost of living is lower in urban areas.
There are more opportunities for entertainment in urban areas.
2
What is the main reason for the world's increased urbanization?
People move to the countryside to farm large plots of land.
People move to cities for educational and economic opportunities.
Refugees flee to cities to escape persecution.
Immigrants move to the countryside to avoid famine.
3
Identify the urban structure model.
Sector Model
Latin America City Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
4
The cities of this region of the world generally include a traditional CBD and a colonial CBD
Southeast Asia
Latin America
the United States of America
Africa
5
A city with a central spine of expensive housing and elite shops is which model?
Southeast Asian City Model
Latin America City Model
European City Model
African City Model
6
The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas into agricultural land, destroying wildlife habitat in the process, is called
urban sprawl.
road congestion.
noise pollution.
heat islands.
7
What is the downtown of a city where retail stores, offices, and cultural activities are concentrated.
central business district
industrial land use area
commercial land use area
residential land use area
8
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
Most are found in deserts.
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.
Most are located in rainforests.
Most are located on the equator.
9
Urban areas in LDCs often have to deal with _________________ on the edge of their cities.
food deserts
slums and shanty towns
gentrification
urban sprawl
10
Which population pyramid above would be typical of an area with lots of guest workers?
C
D
B
E
11
Which population pyramid above would be typical of a retirement community?
B
E
D
A
12
More opportunities for employment, better quality of life, and more social opportunities are all factors that...
attract people to move to rural communities.
induce people to leave cities.
are not factors that impact the migration of people.
attract people to move to the cities.
13
Which would be most likely to help alleviate the problem of food deserts?
opening upscale restaurants in low income neighborhoods
building upscale housing in poor neighborhoods
opening supermarkets in inner city neighborhoods
encourage the building of more convenience stores
14
Ancient cities, like those found in Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley, were focused around...
railroads connecting the city to main ports.
an elite compound at the center of the city for a temple.
a market place.
factories located near water.
15
An important physical characteristic for the location of a city would be...
a dry desert.
a forest with a lot of trees.
a deep harbor.
a temperate climate.
16
Which of the following statements about megacities is correct?
A megacity must be a city with global economic influence.
A megacity is a city with more than 10 million people.
Most megacities are located far from the coasts.
Most megacities are located in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America.
17
Throughout most of human history...
most of the world's population lived in rural areas.
most of the world's population lived in urban areas.
exactly half the world's population lived in urban areas.
51% of the world's population lived in urban areas.
18
Inner city neighborhoods in American cities face all of the following challenges
EXCEPT...
increased homelessness.
increased crime rate.
higher rates of illegal drug distribution and drug abuse.
a lack of social and economic diversity.
19
What is the increase in the percentage of the number of people living in urban settlements?
urbanization
ruralization
industrialization
globalization
20
Identify the urban structure model.
Multiple Nuclei Model
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Latin America City Model
21
Identify the urban structure model.
Concentric Zone Model
Sector Model
Latin America City Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
22
What is going to happen to Mozambique’s population in the future?
Mozambique’s population will increase rapidly.
Mozambique’s population will stay the same.
Mozambique’s population will decrease.
Mozambique’s population will increase slowly.
23
Which population pyramid above would be typical of a college town?
A
B
E
D
24
Which of the following religions is considered an universal religion?
Judaism
Hinduism
Shintoism
Islam
25
What can you expect from the fertility rate in the country?
a fertility rate similar to the United States
a low fertility rate
a high fertility rate
a fertility rate similar to more developed countries (MDC) around the world
26
Which of the following world religions is considered an ethnic religion?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
27
Starting in the early 1800s, cities began to shift in structure to focus around railroads and factories because of the
Neolithic Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Cultural Revolution
Agricultural Revolution
