Cities Around the World Quiz

How are cities categorized by size?

• Metropolis, town, small city, medium-sized city, large city

• Metropolis, village, small city, medium-sized city, large city

• Metropolis, town, small city, big city, super city

• Metropolis, village, small city, big city, super city

How does China define cities based on population?

• Settlements with 2K to 20K as towns

• Settlements with 20K to 200K as small cities

• Settlements with 200K to 500K as medium-sized cities

• All of the above

How does the U.S. Census Bureau define an urban area?

• At least 2500 people

• At least 50K people

• At least 50K people or less

• At least 10K people

What is the difference between metropolitan statistical areas and micropolitan statistical areas?

• Metropolitan statistical areas have at least 50K people, while micropolitan statistical areas have at least 10K people.

• Metropolitan statistical areas have at least 10K people, while micropolitan statistical areas have at least 50K people.

• Metropolitan statistical areas have at least 50K people, while micropolitan statistical areas have at least 100K people.

• Metropolitan statistical areas have at least 100K people, while micropolitan statistical areas have at least 50K people.

What are suburbs?

• Populated areas on the outskirts of a city

• Residential communities with their own government

• Areas where residents travel to the city for shopping and jobs

• All of the above

What percentage of the global population currently lives in cities?

• 45%

• 55%

• 65%

• 75%

What is the term for the movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city?

• Urbanization

• Suburbanization

• Sprawl

• Decentralization

What is sprawl?

• The tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner

• The movement of people from urban core areas to the surrounding outskirts of a city

• The concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment in the suburbs

• The shift of functions away from the city center to other locations

What is an edge city?

• A concentration of business, shopping, and entertainment in the suburbs

• A residential community with its own government

• A semirural district located beyond the suburbs

• A very large and densely populated city

What are boomburbs?

• Core cities in the metropolitan area

• Large suburbs with their own governments

• Residential communities with their own government

• Populated areas on the outskirts of a city