Urbanization and City Development

The concentration a population into cities is known as

• urbanization

• stratification

• sustainability

• Euclidean zoning

Which of the following was NOT a downside to Euclidean zoning (separating residential, commercial and industrial into different areas)?

• traffic congestion from commuters

• segregation and discrimination based on residence

• air and water pollution

• the separation of residential and industrial areas

Why are downtown areas warmer than rural areas?

• Cities have a lot of cars that release heat

• Cities have a lot of man-made materials that hold energy, like concrete and asphalt.

• Downtown areas have more green spaces

• Cities have lots of light colored surfaces that reflect light

Which of the following is the correct sequence in which cities originally formed?

• hunting & gathering - specialized trades - farming - growth of cities

• specialized trades - hunting & gathering - farming - growth of cities

• hunting & gathering - farming -specialized trades - growth of cities

• specialized trades - farming - hunting & gathering - growth of cities

The land needed to support a city with food, electricity and other materials can be how many times bigger than the city

• size of the city itself.

• 20 x

• 200 x

• 2,000 x

Which of the following is NOT a pull factor caused by cities?

• the loss of employment opportunities in urban areas

• the availability of entertainment

• the opportunities for specialized careers

• the availability of efficient infrastructure

A farmer in a rural area is no longer able to grow crops on his land because of increased droughts in the area. He must relocate to a city in order to find new work. This is an example of

• a pull factor

• a push factor

• urban sprawl

How is land reclamation utilized (used) by coastal cities to expand their city limits?

• Cities build tall, multi-story skyscrapers instead of single-use housing

• Land that originally belonged to native peoples is given back to them

• New land is created by dredging up sand from oceans, seabeds, and rivers

• Plants are planted on top of building roofs to reduce the overall temperature of cities

The type of urban sprawl characterized by spreading along roadways is called

• leapfrog

• low-density radial

• ribbon

• smart growth

Urban and suburban areas experience _________ temperatures

• higher

• lower

• the same