W. Geo - Ch.4 L.5 Pt.1

What major historical event significantly contributed to the rapid urbanization of cities?

• The Renaissance

• The Industrial Revolution

• The French Revolution

• The Information Age

Which of the following is a primary reason for the growth of urban populations compared to rural populations?

• Decrease in agricultural jobs

• Increase in rural land prices

• Improved connectivity and communication

• Decline in urban living standards

What percentage of Americans currently live in urban areas?

• 50%

• 65%

• 82%

• 90%

Which of the following is NOT typically considered a function of a city?

• Manufacturing

• Retail

• Agriculture

• Service centers

What is a metropolitan area?

• A large city with no suburbs

• A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs

• A rural area with a small population

• A city with a population over one million

The movement of people from rural areas to cities is called

• reconstruction
• nativism
  
• urbanization
• mercantilism

Jenny wakes up to the sound of a rooster and goes out to get fresh eggs. How can Jenny's home be described?

• Rural

• Urban

What does urban mean?

• country

• city

• farmland

• agricultural

For population to grow what essentially has to happen?

• people have to have more children

• more people have to die than what is being born

• birth rate must exceed death rate

• death rate must exceed birth rate