Test Bank for Cities and Urban Life, 7th Edition
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1B
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
1B
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
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considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18th century
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
cities
Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18th century
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
cities
Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
2B
considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18th century
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
cities
Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18th century
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
cities
Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
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1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
8. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why people disperse within cities
the way they do is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
9. The “anatomy” of modern North American cities has been characterized by declining
population growth.Which of the following regions best illustrate this phenomenon?
a. Sunbelt region
b. Midwest
c. New England
d. Northwest
Correct Answer: A
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
10. Demographers suggest that the growth of exurban regions far beyond the
urbancoreresults from
a. the desire of many people to live a simpler life.
b. a disdain for suburban life.
c. a breakdown of the traditional family unit.
d. the exodus of business and industry from central cities.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
8. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why people disperse within cities
the way they do is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
9. The “anatomy” of modern North American cities has been characterized by declining
population growth.Which of the following regions best illustrate this phenomenon?
a. Sunbelt region
b. Midwest
c. New England
d. Northwest
Correct Answer: A
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
10. Demographers suggest that the growth of exurban regions far beyond the
urbancoreresults from
a. the desire of many people to live a simpler life.
b. a disdain for suburban life.
c. a breakdown of the traditional family unit.
d. the exodus of business and industry from central cities.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
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11. According to Macionis and Parrillo, the most important consequence of
decliningpopulation growth in central cities for the people who remain is
a. less opportunity to build a sense of community.
b. less choice in consumption as a result of industry flight.
c. more free space.
d. less federal funding and political representation.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: 1.5: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
12. Through emerging social structures, urban living is shaped by
a. transportation and public utilities.
b. wealth and power disparities.
c. individual choice and freedom.
d. racial and ethnic identities.
Correct Answer: B
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
13. Cities are growing the fastest in the developing world. What is one negative consequence
of this?
a. Urbanization is becoming less effective.
b. Poverty and disease from urbanization
c. Capitalism’s growth within urbanization
d. Urbanization has increased access to health care.
Correct Answer: A
1.6: Explain how the urban situation is desperate in most cities of the developing world
Topic/Concept: The City in Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. Quality of urban life is indicated, in part, by
a. lack of material wealth.
b. degree of safety and security.
c. presence of cultural capital.
d. access to leisure activities.
11. According to Macionis and Parrillo, the most important consequence of
decliningpopulation growth in central cities for the people who remain is
a. less opportunity to build a sense of community.
b. less choice in consumption as a result of industry flight.
c. more free space.
d. less federal funding and political representation.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: 1.5: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
12. Through emerging social structures, urban living is shaped by
a. transportation and public utilities.
b. wealth and power disparities.
c. individual choice and freedom.
d. racial and ethnic identities.
Correct Answer: B
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Difficult
Skill Level: Analyze It
13. Cities are growing the fastest in the developing world. What is one negative consequence
of this?
a. Urbanization is becoming less effective.
b. Poverty and disease from urbanization
c. Capitalism’s growth within urbanization
d. Urbanization has increased access to health care.
Correct Answer: A
1.6: Explain how the urban situation is desperate in most cities of the developing world
Topic/Concept: The City in Global Perspective
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. Quality of urban life is indicated, in part, by
a. lack of material wealth.
b. degree of safety and security.
c. presence of cultural capital.
d. access to leisure activities.
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Correct Answer: B
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
True/False
15. Cities are inextricably connected to the larger societies of which they are a part, and have
been the economic, political, and artistic core of various civilizations.
Correct Answer: T
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
16. Cities have been the dominant type of human settlement since 2000 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: F
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. San Francisco, once known as Yerba Buena (“good herbs”), has always been an
easygoing city.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
18. The Industrial Revolution was seen by the first urban sociologists as an important factor
influencing the character of urban life, and contributed to their relatively pessimistic
evaluation of cities. Today, however, cities are viewed more neutrally.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Correct Answer: B
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
True/False
15. Cities are inextricably connected to the larger societies of which they are a part, and have
been the economic, political, and artistic core of various civilizations.
Correct Answer: T
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
16. Cities have been the dominant type of human settlement since 2000 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: F
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. San Francisco, once known as Yerba Buena (“good herbs”), has always been an
easygoing city.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
18. The Industrial Revolution was seen by the first urban sociologists as an important factor
influencing the character of urban life, and contributed to their relatively pessimistic
evaluation of cities. Today, however, cities are viewed more neutrally.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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19. Reactions to cities are highly personal and based in various social psychological
perspectives.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
20. Aristotle suggested people come to the city for security and remain to pursue “the good
life.”
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
21. Invasion and succession is a well-documented ecological process by which whole
sections of a city change.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
22. While the study of the economics of land use within cities was dominated until the 1960s
by an ecological model emphasizing internal competition among residents, many
urbanists today embrace the critical urban theory perspective, which highlights the
influence of external political forces.
Correct Answer: T
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
23. The economic function of medieval cities is greater than that of contemporary cities.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
19. Reactions to cities are highly personal and based in various social psychological
perspectives.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
20. Aristotle suggested people come to the city for security and remain to pursue “the good
life.”
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
21. Invasion and succession is a well-documented ecological process by which whole
sections of a city change.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
22. While the study of the economics of land use within cities was dominated until the 1960s
by an ecological model emphasizing internal competition among residents, many
urbanists today embrace the critical urban theory perspective, which highlights the
influence of external political forces.
Correct Answer: T
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
23. The economic function of medieval cities is greater than that of contemporary cities.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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24. All advocates of the critical urban theory perspective are Marxists.
Correct Answer: F
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
25. The relatively recent decline in urban population growth is primarily a result of an aging
population desiring more comfortable living arrangements and business and industry
flight from central cities.
Correct Answer: T
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
26. Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
27. About 30 cities in the United States have more than 1 million residents.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
28. An important aspect of a city’s social structure is the racial, ethnic, and gender character
of its economic and political disparity.
Correct Answer: T
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
29. Because cities concentrate everything human into a relatively small space, they intensify
24. All advocates of the critical urban theory perspective are Marxists.
Correct Answer: F
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
25. The relatively recent decline in urban population growth is primarily a result of an aging
population desiring more comfortable living arrangements and business and industry
flight from central cities.
Correct Answer: T
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
26. Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States.
Correct Answer: T
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
27. About 30 cities in the United States have more than 1 million residents.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
28. An important aspect of a city’s social structure is the racial, ethnic, and gender character
of its economic and political disparity.
Correct Answer: T
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
29. Because cities concentrate everything human into a relatively small space, they intensify
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the effects of class, ethnicity, gender, and race.
Correct Answer: T
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
30. The world’s cities are growing by approximately 360,000 people each year.
Correct Answer: T
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. While Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East are experiencing higher levels of
urbanization, North America, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia are experiencing
much lower rates.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
32. Although people come to the city hoping to find “the good life,” many do not find it.
Correct Answer: T
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
33. Strong, community-oriented neighborhoods have weakened in recent decades, and some
areas have disappeared altogether.
Correct Answer: T
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
34. A focus on the potential material benefits of city life alone is justified given that the
the effects of class, ethnicity, gender, and race.
Correct Answer: T
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
30. The world’s cities are growing by approximately 360,000 people each year.
Correct Answer: T
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. While Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East are experiencing higher levels of
urbanization, North America, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia are experiencing
much lower rates.
Correct Answer: F
1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
32. Although people come to the city hoping to find “the good life,” many do not find it.
Correct Answer: T
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
33. Strong, community-oriented neighborhoods have weakened in recent decades, and some
areas have disappeared altogether.
Correct Answer: T
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
34. A focus on the potential material benefits of city life alone is justified given that the
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majority of people residing in cities experience safety, security, and community.
Correct Answer: F
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay/Discussion
35. Explain why historical and comparative analyses are necessary for understanding cities
and contemporary existence.
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
36. According to anthropological and historical accounts, it took approximately 10,000 years
for the dominant type of human settlement to change from nomadic to village to urban.
Since the mid-18th century, however, urbanization has increased much more rapidly.
What explanations are currently offered for this phenomenon?
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
37. What are the four main analytical fields within contemporary urban sociology, and what
does each contribute to our understanding of urban life?
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
38. What role, if any, does emergent United States capitalism play in the shaping of the study
of urban sociology?
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
39. Explain the primary analytical difference between the older urban ecology and the newer
majority of people residing in cities experience safety, security, and community.
Correct Answer: F
1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilization
Topic/Concept: The Quality of City Life
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay/Discussion
35. Explain why historical and comparative analyses are necessary for understanding cities
and contemporary existence.
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
36. According to anthropological and historical accounts, it took approximately 10,000 years
for the dominant type of human settlement to change from nomadic to village to urban.
Since the mid-18th century, however, urbanization has increased much more rapidly.
What explanations are currently offered for this phenomenon?
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
37. What are the four main analytical fields within contemporary urban sociology, and what
does each contribute to our understanding of urban life?
1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban area
Topic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
38. What role, if any, does emergent United States capitalism play in the shaping of the study
of urban sociology?
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
39. Explain the primary analytical difference between the older urban ecology and the newer
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urban political economy model.
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
40. Why do the authors of the text suggest we must not simply analyze statistics, but must
also “go and make our visit” to the city if we are to fully comprehend urban life? Do you
agree or disagree with their argument?
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
41. Explain the two main reasons given by demographers for the recent slowing of central
city urban growth and the quickening of exurban growth.
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
42. What is meant by social structure, and why is it an important analytical consideration for
some urbanists?
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
urban political economy model.
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
40. Why do the authors of the text suggest we must not simply analyze statistics, but must
also “go and make our visit” to the city if we are to fully comprehend urban life? Do you
agree or disagree with their argument?
1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
41. Explain the two main reasons given by demographers for the recent slowing of central
city urban growth and the quickening of exurban growth.
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
42. What is meant by social structure, and why is it an important analytical consideration for
some urbanists?
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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Chapter 2 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The oldest city known to archeologists emerged in human history
a. 50,000 years ago.
b. 10,000 years ago.
c. in 3500 B.C.E.
d. in 350 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: B
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. In 2010, the percentage of the world’s population living in cities was
a. 19%.
b. 33%.
c. 47%.
d. 52%.
Correct Answer: D
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. According to archeologists, populations began to settle in fertile places
a. because of increased population density.
b. because of slavery.
c. during the 5th century B.C.E.
d. in Europe first.
Correct Answer: A
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. The early settlements were characterized by
a. a relatively complex division of labor.
b. a relatively egalitarian division of tasks.
c. a population of hunters and gatherers.
d. a lack of political structure.
Chapter 2 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The oldest city known to archeologists emerged in human history
a. 50,000 years ago.
b. 10,000 years ago.
c. in 3500 B.C.E.
d. in 350 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: B
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. In 2010, the percentage of the world’s population living in cities was
a. 19%.
b. 33%.
c. 47%.
d. 52%.
Correct Answer: D
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. According to archeologists, populations began to settle in fertile places
a. because of increased population density.
b. because of slavery.
c. during the 5th century B.C.E.
d. in Europe first.
Correct Answer: A
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. The early settlements were characterized by
a. a relatively complex division of labor.
b. a relatively egalitarian division of tasks.
c. a population of hunters and gatherers.
d. a lack of political structure.
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Correct Answer: A
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. The oldest city, which showed imposing fortifications including a surrounding wall and
tower, was
a. Rome.
b. Jericho.
c. Athens.
d. Budapest.
Correct Answer: B
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Cities that controlled the neighboring regions and villages are called
a. city-states.
b. Meso-states.
c. middle-states.
d. political-states.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The study of early urban settlements reveals
a. continuous development over the millennia.
b. a continuity in developmental patterns.
c. that cities do not grow in population over time.
d. that cities will grow without financial security.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Correct Answer: A
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. The oldest city, which showed imposing fortifications including a surrounding wall and
tower, was
a. Rome.
b. Jericho.
c. Athens.
d. Budapest.
Correct Answer: B
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Cities that controlled the neighboring regions and villages are called
a. city-states.
b. Meso-states.
c. middle-states.
d. political-states.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
7. The study of early urban settlements reveals
a. continuous development over the millennia.
b. a continuity in developmental patterns.
c. that cities do not grow in population over time.
d. that cities will grow without financial security.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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8. Mesopotamia was characterized by
a. theocratic political regimes.
b. political stability.
c. a diversity of cultures.
d. matriarchal rule.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
9. The archeological record of Egyptian cities is less detailed due to
a. earthquakes.
b. building materials.
c. wars.
d. fires.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
10. Egyptian cities were symbols of
a. simplicity.
b. democracy.
c. the pharaohs’ power.
d. military wealth.
Correct Answer: C
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
11. A gridiron street layout with a well-established city sanitation system are characteristics
of
a. Mesopotamia.
b. Jericho.
c. Liangzhu.
d. Moenjo-Daro.
Correct Answer: D
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
8. Mesopotamia was characterized by
a. theocratic political regimes.
b. political stability.
c. a diversity of cultures.
d. matriarchal rule.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
9. The archeological record of Egyptian cities is less detailed due to
a. earthquakes.
b. building materials.
c. wars.
d. fires.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
10. Egyptian cities were symbols of
a. simplicity.
b. democracy.
c. the pharaohs’ power.
d. military wealth.
Correct Answer: C
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
11. A gridiron street layout with a well-established city sanitation system are characteristics
of
a. Mesopotamia.
b. Jericho.
c. Liangzhu.
d. Moenjo-Daro.
Correct Answer: D
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
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Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. The pattern of Chinese cities
a. is very similar to that of Egyptian cities.
b. is more diffused than in other areas.
c. reveals the concentration of priests, rulers, craftpeople and traders within the city
walls.
d. All of the above.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
13. In Mesoamerica,
a. cities were farming centers.
b. only few people resided permanently in the cities at the beginning.
c. cities were political rather than religious centers.
d. cities never supported populations larger than 20,000.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. This country’s cities were characterized by the number of commercial ties across
Southern Europe, a level of egalitarianism, and destructive war.
a. Italy
b. China
c. America
d. Greece
Correct Answer: D
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
15. The Roman civilization was
a. based on Christianity.
b. based on the expression of militaristic power.
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
12. The pattern of Chinese cities
a. is very similar to that of Egyptian cities.
b. is more diffused than in other areas.
c. reveals the concentration of priests, rulers, craftpeople and traders within the city
walls.
d. All of the above.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
13. In Mesoamerica,
a. cities were farming centers.
b. only few people resided permanently in the cities at the beginning.
c. cities were political rather than religious centers.
d. cities never supported populations larger than 20,000.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
14. This country’s cities were characterized by the number of commercial ties across
Southern Europe, a level of egalitarianism, and destructive war.
a. Italy
b. China
c. America
d. Greece
Correct Answer: D
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
15. The Roman civilization was
a. based on Christianity.
b. based on the expression of militaristic power.
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c. based on principles of moderation.
d. based on the democratic principle of human participation.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
16. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, cities in Europe
a. experienced new, rapid growth.
b. became smaller or disappeared.
c. grew steadily.
d. began to trade more regularly.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. The revival of cities during the 11 th century is explained by
a. the Crusades.
b. the emergence of a ruling government.
c. the decrease in trade and specialization.
d. the growth of military.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
18. Renaissance humanists saw cities as
a. ideal places for human development.
b. dangerous and unhealthy.
c. necessary but problematic.
d. centers of religious life.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
c. based on principles of moderation.
d. based on the democratic principle of human participation.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
16. Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, cities in Europe
a. experienced new, rapid growth.
b. became smaller or disappeared.
c. grew steadily.
d. began to trade more regularly.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
17. The revival of cities during the 11 th century is explained by
a. the Crusades.
b. the emergence of a ruling government.
c. the decrease in trade and specialization.
d. the growth of military.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
18. Renaissance humanists saw cities as
a. ideal places for human development.
b. dangerous and unhealthy.
c. necessary but problematic.
d. centers of religious life.
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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19. Medieval cities, circa 1350, include all but which one of the following?
a. Gridiron streets
b. Defensive walls
c. The fortress of the local lord
d. A market plaza
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
20. The Black Plague
a. began in 1253.
b. killed at least one-fourth of the European population.
c. had a more devastating effect in rural areas.
d. lasted less than a year.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
21. A demographic transition refers to
a. the fact that women began to have more children.
b. the fact that families became smaller.
c. the fact that birth rates remained high while death rates decreased dramatically.
d. a rapid decline in birth rates combined with urban migration.
Correct Answer: C
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
22. London emerged as
a. a Greek city-state.
b. a Roman outpost.
c. the political center of Great Britain.
d. a shipbuilding center.
Correct Answer: B
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
19. Medieval cities, circa 1350, include all but which one of the following?
a. Gridiron streets
b. Defensive walls
c. The fortress of the local lord
d. A market plaza
Correct Answer: A
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
20. The Black Plague
a. began in 1253.
b. killed at least one-fourth of the European population.
c. had a more devastating effect in rural areas.
d. lasted less than a year.
Correct Answer: B
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
21. A demographic transition refers to
a. the fact that women began to have more children.
b. the fact that families became smaller.
c. the fact that birth rates remained high while death rates decreased dramatically.
d. a rapid decline in birth rates combined with urban migration.
Correct Answer: C
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
22. London emerged as
a. a Greek city-state.
b. a Roman outpost.
c. the political center of Great Britain.
d. a shipbuilding center.
Correct Answer: B
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
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Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
23. London became a world city during the 16th century because of all but which of the
following?
a. The discovery of the Americas
b. Its efficient sailing fleet
c. Its wool production
d. Its infrastructure
Correct Answer: D
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
True/False
24. Cities have always been a part of human history.
Correct Answer: F
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
25. The emergence of the first cities occurred some 10,000 years ago.
Correct Answer: T
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
26. The first permanent settlements promoted specialization of tasks.
Correct Answer: T
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
23. London became a world city during the 16th century because of all but which of the
following?
a. The discovery of the Americas
b. Its efficient sailing fleet
c. Its wool production
d. Its infrastructure
Correct Answer: D
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
True/False
24. Cities have always been a part of human history.
Correct Answer: F
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
25. The emergence of the first cities occurred some 10,000 years ago.
Correct Answer: T
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
26. The first permanent settlements promoted specialization of tasks.
Correct Answer: T
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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27. The beginning of city life took hold around 7,000 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: F
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
28. The first city-states emerged in Mesopotamia.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
29. In Catal Hüyük, house entrances were on the roof to protect the household from floods
and wild animals.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
30. In Mesopotamia, all early cities were ruled by a military ruler.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. The Egyptians encircled their cities with high protective walls.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
32. Egyptian cities are characterized by social inequality.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
27. The beginning of city life took hold around 7,000 B.C.E.
Correct Answer: F
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
28. The first city-states emerged in Mesopotamia.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
29. In Catal Hüyük, house entrances were on the roof to protect the household from floods
and wild animals.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
30. In Mesopotamia, all early cities were ruled by a military ruler.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. The Egyptians encircled their cities with high protective walls.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
32. Egyptian cities are characterized by social inequality.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
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Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
33. Tensions between pharaohs divided Egypt into many independent areas.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
34. Cities in the Indus region did not have a single leader in comparison to other Egyptian
cities.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
35. Moenjo-Daro was built in a gridiron pattern.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
36. Central American cities emerged as ceremonial centers.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
37. Both Roman and Greek cities magnified military power at the expense of their other
citizens.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
33. Tensions between pharaohs divided Egypt into many independent areas.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
34. Cities in the Indus region did not have a single leader in comparison to other Egyptian
cities.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
35. Moenjo-Daro was built in a gridiron pattern.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
36. Central American cities emerged as ceremonial centers.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
37. Both Roman and Greek cities magnified military power at the expense of their other
citizens.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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38. At its height, the Roman Empire included almost half of the world’s population.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
39. During the Middle Ages, many people gathered to cities to seek protection from
barbarians.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
40. The Church was a central component of social life during medieval times.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
41. The Renaissance movement first emerged in Italian city-states such as Florence, Venice,
Palermo, and Milan.
Correct Answer: T
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
42. In the pre-industrial era, life expectancy was typically under 40 years.
Correct Answer: T
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
38. At its height, the Roman Empire included almost half of the world’s population.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
39. During the Middle Ages, many people gathered to cities to seek protection from
barbarians.
Correct Answer: F
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
40. The Church was a central component of social life during medieval times.
Correct Answer: T
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
41. The Renaissance movement first emerged in Italian city-states such as Florence, Venice,
Palermo, and Milan.
Correct Answer: T
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
42. In the pre-industrial era, life expectancy was typically under 40 years.
Correct Answer: T
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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43. The spread of activities to British colonies decreased the economic importance of
London.
Correct Answer: F
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay/Discussion
44. What are some combining factors that facilitate the growth of cities over time? Think
about the physical, social, economic, political, and other possible factors.
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
45. Consider life in contemporary society. How is modern city life different that historical
life? How are they the same?
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
46. Using an early city from the text as an example, discuss the validity of conceptualizing
history as “progress.”
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
43. The spread of activities to British colonies decreased the economic importance of
London.
Correct Answer: F
2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as the
primary mode of making a living
Topic/Concept: The Rise of Modern Cities
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Essay/Discussion
44. What are some combining factors that facilitate the growth of cities over time? Think
about the physical, social, economic, political, and other possible factors.
2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolution
Topic/Concept: Urban Origins
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
45. Consider life in contemporary society. How is modern city life different that historical
life? How are they the same?
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
46. Using an early city from the text as an example, discuss the validity of conceptualizing
history as “progress.”
2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires
Topic/Concept: City-States and Urban Empires
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Chapter 3 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The cities of North America have an urban history that spans __________ centuries.
a. 21
b. 11
c. 5
d. 4
Correct Answer: c
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. The first European settlements in North America were founded in the early __________
century.
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
Correct Answer: a
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. The early cities in the United States were characterized by having a small size as well as
a. modern amenities.
b. a Roman appearance.
c. a lack of regular street patterns.
d. infrastructure issues.
Correct Answer: c
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Chapter 3 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. The cities of North America have an urban history that spans __________ centuries.
a. 21
b. 11
c. 5
d. 4
Correct Answer: c
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. The first European settlements in North America were founded in the early __________
century.
a. 17th
b. 18th
c. 19th
d. 20th
Correct Answer: a
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. The early cities in the United States were characterized by having a small size as well as
a. modern amenities.
b. a Roman appearance.
c. a lack of regular street patterns.
d. infrastructure issues.
Correct Answer: c
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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4. By the late 1760s, the 13 American colonies had at least __________ major cities.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
Correct Answer: d
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
5. The American Revolution
a. was mostly a rural revolution.
b. was a city-instigated war.
c. ended slavery in the United States.
d. had no clear economic implications.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
6. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War,
a. urban settlements were demolished throughout the West.
b. urban settlements were concentrated on the East Coast.
c. there were few connections from the new territories to the Atlantic.
d. there were few new Atlantic cities with ties to the West.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
7. The growth of Baltimore was promoted by the:
a. Erie Canal.
b. International Road.
c. large shipbuilding industry.
d. growing farming community.
Correct Answer: d
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
4. By the late 1760s, the 13 American colonies had at least __________ major cities.
a. 3
b. 6
c. 9
d. 12
Correct Answer: d
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
5. The American Revolution
a. was mostly a rural revolution.
b. was a city-instigated war.
c. ended slavery in the United States.
d. had no clear economic implications.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
6. At the beginning of the Revolutionary War,
a. urban settlements were demolished throughout the West.
b. urban settlements were concentrated on the East Coast.
c. there were few connections from the new territories to the Atlantic.
d. there were few new Atlantic cities with ties to the West.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
7. The growth of Baltimore was promoted by the:
a. Erie Canal.
b. International Road.
c. large shipbuilding industry.
d. growing farming community.
Correct Answer: d
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
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Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
8. The urban growth of the early 19th century was primarily due to
a. massive migration from the South.
b. the expansion of trade networks.
c. political intervention.
d. public investment.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
9. The original United States settlers
a. came to the United States to reproduce European cities.
b. saw cities as corrupting the good life.
c. had great faith in the potential of cities for creating a better life.
d. prefer the urban to the rural lifestyle.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
10. The North’s victory in the Civil War announced
a. a return to a more rural lifestyle.
b. the dominance of Jefferson’s ideas about cities.
c. an explosion of urban industrial growth.
d. the dominance of early settlers.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
11. The technological advances that promoted the growth of the “great metropolis” include
all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. the use of iron and steel in construction
b. the elevator
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
8. The urban growth of the early 19th century was primarily due to
a. massive migration from the South.
b. the expansion of trade networks.
c. political intervention.
d. public investment.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
9. The original United States settlers
a. came to the United States to reproduce European cities.
b. saw cities as corrupting the good life.
c. had great faith in the potential of cities for creating a better life.
d. prefer the urban to the rural lifestyle.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
10. The North’s victory in the Civil War announced
a. a return to a more rural lifestyle.
b. the dominance of Jefferson’s ideas about cities.
c. an explosion of urban industrial growth.
d. the dominance of early settlers.
Correct Answer: b
3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities
Topic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
11. The technological advances that promoted the growth of the “great metropolis” include
all EXCEPT which of the following?
a. the use of iron and steel in construction
b. the elevator
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c. electric street trolleys
d. the telephone
Correct Answer: d
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
12. Between 1870 and 1920, cities grew
a. mostly upwards.
b. mostly outwards.
c. both upwards and outwards.
d. at a slower rate than during the previous 50 years.
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
13. Which demographic trends contributed to the increase in urban population?
a. depopulation of rural area
b. lower fertility rates in cities
c. immigration from abroad
d. migration from states
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
14. Between 1870 and 1920, the number of immigrants who arrived in the United States
totaled
a. 5 million.
b. 15 million.
c. 20 million.
d. 30 million.
c. electric street trolleys
d. the telephone
Correct Answer: d
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
12. Between 1870 and 1920, cities grew
a. mostly upwards.
b. mostly outwards.
c. both upwards and outwards.
d. at a slower rate than during the previous 50 years.
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
13. Which demographic trends contributed to the increase in urban population?
a. depopulation of rural area
b. lower fertility rates in cities
c. immigration from abroad
d. migration from states
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
14. Between 1870 and 1920, the number of immigrants who arrived in the United States
totaled
a. 5 million.
b. 15 million.
c. 20 million.
d. 30 million.
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Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
15. Politically speaking, the era of the “great metropolis” corresponds to
a. increasing pressures on city officials to represent people’s interests.
b. a curbing of corruption.
c. a large increase in federal funding allocated to cities.
d. a period of great tolerance towards immigrants.
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
16. By the end of the 1920s, which U.S. urban areas had the largest concentrated Black
populations in the world?
a. Chicago’s South Side
b. Philadelphia’s Central District
c. New York’s Queens
d. Detroit’s Motown Borough
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
17. The industrialization of the city during the late 1800s
a. benefited the great majority of the population.
b. improved infrastructure.
c. increased the profits of property owners.
d. improved health conditions.
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
15. Politically speaking, the era of the “great metropolis” corresponds to
a. increasing pressures on city officials to represent people’s interests.
b. a curbing of corruption.
c. a large increase in federal funding allocated to cities.
d. a period of great tolerance towards immigrants.
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
16. By the end of the 1920s, which U.S. urban areas had the largest concentrated Black
populations in the world?
a. Chicago’s South Side
b. Philadelphia’s Central District
c. New York’s Queens
d. Detroit’s Motown Borough
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
17. The industrialization of the city during the late 1800s
a. benefited the great majority of the population.
b. improved infrastructure.
c. increased the profits of property owners.
d. improved health conditions.
Correct Answer: c
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
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Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
18. During the early 1900s, the word tenement had come to symbolize
a. an airless, congested slum dwelling.
b. an exurbanized, underdeveloped area.
c. a form of suburban development.
d. empty houses in rural communities.
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
19. The period since 1950 has been characterized by
a. an lowered number of people converging to the central city.
b. people moving to areas surrounding the city itself.
c. a decentralization of production.
d. an adjustment toward internationalization.
Correct Answer: c
3.4: Recognize the three main trends that characterize today's North American cities
Topic/Concept: Today’s North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
20. A “megalopolis”
a. is a concept created by the Census Bureau.
b. is a city and its surrounding areas.
c. is a continuous urban region created by the sprawling of many independent cities.
d. is reflected in the concept of SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area).
Correct Answer: c
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
21. The BosWash megalopolis remains a prominent urban region in the United States
because
a. it holds 20% of the nation’s wealth.
b. it has low energy costs.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
18. During the early 1900s, the word tenement had come to symbolize
a. an airless, congested slum dwelling.
b. an exurbanized, underdeveloped area.
c. a form of suburban development.
d. empty houses in rural communities.
Correct Answer: a
3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North American
cities
Topic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
19. The period since 1950 has been characterized by
a. an lowered number of people converging to the central city.
b. people moving to areas surrounding the city itself.
c. a decentralization of production.
d. an adjustment toward internationalization.
Correct Answer: c
3.4: Recognize the three main trends that characterize today's North American cities
Topic/Concept: Today’s North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
20. A “megalopolis”
a. is a concept created by the Census Bureau.
b. is a city and its surrounding areas.
c. is a continuous urban region created by the sprawling of many independent cities.
d. is reflected in the concept of SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area).
Correct Answer: c
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
21. The BosWash megalopolis remains a prominent urban region in the United States
because
a. it holds 20% of the nation’s wealth.
b. it has low energy costs.
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c. it is home to twenty percent of Americans.
d. it has a low population growth.
Correct Answer: a
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
22. Problems in the Sunbelt cities include
a. low energy costs.
b. costly infrastructure systems.
c. water systems failing.
d. high crime rates.
Correct Answer: d
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
23. Edward Banfield argues that
a. cities are doomed to disappear.
b. cities have too many economic advantages to experience declines for long periods.
c. government intervention is necessary to promote urban revitalization.
d. people and businesses will continue to move out of central cities.
Correct Answer: b
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
24. The current revitalization of cities is due primarily to the desire of young professionals to
live in an urban setting. Another factor is
a. a reduction in office buildings.
b. the stability of cities.
c. growing white-collar businesses.
d. growing environmental awareness.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
c. it is home to twenty percent of Americans.
d. it has a low population growth.
Correct Answer: a
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
22. Problems in the Sunbelt cities include
a. low energy costs.
b. costly infrastructure systems.
c. water systems failing.
d. high crime rates.
Correct Answer: d
3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolis
Topic/Concept: The Evolution of Megaregions
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
23. Edward Banfield argues that
a. cities are doomed to disappear.
b. cities have too many economic advantages to experience declines for long periods.
c. government intervention is necessary to promote urban revitalization.
d. people and businesses will continue to move out of central cities.
Correct Answer: b
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
24. The current revitalization of cities is due primarily to the desire of young professionals to
live in an urban setting. Another factor is
a. a reduction in office buildings.
b. the stability of cities.
c. growing white-collar businesses.
d. growing environmental awareness.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
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Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
25. The postindustrial era is characterized by
a. equally distributed urban growth.
b. dual labor markets in cities.
c. an increase in the jobs available for poor central city residents.
d. lower rents in gentrified neighborhoods.
Correct Answer: b
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
26. By 1800, the population of New York
a. was about 60,000.
b. almost reached 200,000.
c. was still below 25,000.
d. had grown to 100,000.
Correct Answer: a
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
27. New York’s famous skyscrapers, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, and
Rockefeller Center opened
a. at the turn of the century.
b. in the mid-1800s.
c. around 1930.
d. just before World War I.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
25. The postindustrial era is characterized by
a. equally distributed urban growth.
b. dual labor markets in cities.
c. an increase in the jobs available for poor central city residents.
d. lower rents in gentrified neighborhoods.
Correct Answer: b
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
26. By 1800, the population of New York
a. was about 60,000.
b. almost reached 200,000.
c. was still below 25,000.
d. had grown to 100,000.
Correct Answer: a
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
27. New York’s famous skyscrapers, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, and
Rockefeller Center opened
a. at the turn of the century.
b. in the mid-1800s.
c. around 1930.
d. just before World War I.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
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28. In 2013, tourism in New York City soared to a record-breaking __________ million
visitors.
a. 17.6
b. 20.3
c. 37.5
d. 54.3
Correct Answer: d
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
29. Business Improvement Districts
a. have had very limited success in improving life conditions in New York.
b. are government institutions formed by federal committees.
c. provide services typically provided by city governments.
d. are set up to make city life more difficult.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
True/False
30. Until the 18th century, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Correct Answer: T
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. From its inception, the city of Boston was built with hard-surfaced streets.
Correct Answer: F
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
28. In 2013, tourism in New York City soared to a record-breaking __________ million
visitors.
a. 17.6
b. 20.3
c. 37.5
d. 54.3
Correct Answer: d
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
29. Business Improvement Districts
a. have had very limited success in improving life conditions in New York.
b. are government institutions formed by federal committees.
c. provide services typically provided by city governments.
d. are set up to make city life more difficult.
Correct Answer: c
3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North American
cities in the 1960s
Topic/Concept: The Postindustrial City
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the concepts
True/False
30. Until the 18th century, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Correct Answer: T
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
31. From its inception, the city of Boston was built with hard-surfaced streets.
Correct Answer: F
3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas that
originated in colonial cities
Topic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800
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