Test Bank for Cities and Urban Life, 7th Edition

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1BChapter 1 Examination QuestionsMultiple Choice1.While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately whatpercent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?a.33%b.66%c.88%d.99%Correct Answer: B1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by citiesTopic/Concept: Why Study the City?Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts2.Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities beganto appear how many years ago?a.50,000b.25,000c.10,000d.5,000Correct Answer: C1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts3.What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classicTwo Years Before the Mast?a.New Yorkb.Pittsburghc.Bostond.San FranciscoCorrect Answer: D1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of lifeTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts4.Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was

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2Bconsidered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based ona.economic conditions.b.political unrest.c.false evidence.d.hard science.Correct Answer: C1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know5.When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?a.The late 17thcenturyb.The mid-18thcenturyc.The late 19thcenturyd.The mid-20thcenturyCorrect Answer: CLO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emergingcitiesTopic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts6.Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city asa.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: B1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts7.The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particularplaces is calleda.urban geography.b.urban ecology.c.social psychology.d.social demography.Correct Answer: A

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3B1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts8.The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why people disperse within citiesthe way they do is calleda.urban geography.b.urban ecology.c.social psychology.d.social demography.Correct Answer: B1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts9.The “anatomy” of modern North American cities has been characterized by decliningpopulation growth.Which of the following regions best illustrate this phenomenon?a.Sunbelt regionb.Midwestc.New Englandd.NorthwestCorrect Answer: A1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. CitiesTopic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American CitiesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know10.Demographers suggest that the growth of exurban regions far beyond theurbancoreresults froma.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: D1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. CitiesTopic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American CitiesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know

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4B11.According to Macionis and Parrillo, the most important consequence ofdecliningpopulation growth in central cities for the people who remain isa.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: D1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. CitiesTopic/Concept: 1.5: The Anatomy of Modern North American CitiesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know12.Through emerging social structures, urban living is shaped bya.transportation and public utilities.b.wealth and power disparities.c.individual choice and freedom.d.racial and ethnic identities.Correct Answer: B1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of lifeTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: DifficultSkill Level: Analyze It13.Cities are growing the fastest in the developing world. What is one negative consequenceof this?a.Urbanization is becoming less effective.b.Poverty and disease from urbanizationc.Capitalism’s growth within urbanizationd.Urbanization has increased access to health care.Correct Answer: A1.6: Explain how the urban situation is desperate in most cities of the developing worldTopic/Concept: The City in Global PerspectiveDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know14.Quality of urban life is indicated, in part, bya.lack of material wealth.b.degree of safety and security.c.presence of cultural capital.d.access to leisure activities.

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5BCorrect Answer: B1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilizationTopic/Concept: The Quality of City LifeDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You KnowTrue/False15.Cities are inextricably connected to the larger societies of which they are a part, and havebeen the economic, political, and artistic core of various civilizations.Correct Answer: T1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by citiesTopic/Concept: Why Study the City?Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts16.Cities have been the dominant type of human settlement since 2000 B.C.E.Correct Answer: F1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts17.San Francisco, once known as Yerba Buena (“good herbs”), has always been aneasygoing city.Correct Answer: F1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and developmentTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts18.The Industrial Revolution was seen by the first urban sociologists as an important factorinfluencing the character of urban life, and contributed to their relatively pessimisticevaluation of cities. Today, however, cities are viewed more neutrally.Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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6B19.Reactions to cities are highly personal and based in various social psychologicalperspectives.Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts20.Aristotle suggested people come to the city for security and remain to pursue “the goodlife.”Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know21.Invasion and succession is a well-documented ecological process by which wholesections of a city change.Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts22.While the study of the economics of land use within cities was dominated until the 1960sby an ecological model emphasizing internal competition among residents, manyurbanists today embrace the critical urban theory perspective, which highlights theinfluence of external political forces.Correct Answer: T1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban areaTopic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know23.The economic function of medieval cities is greater than that of contemporary cities.Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know

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7B24.All advocates of the critical urban theory perspective are Marxists.Correct Answer: F1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know25.The relatively recent decline in urban population growth is primarily a result of an agingpopulation desiring more comfortable living arrangements and business and industryflight from central cities.Correct Answer: T1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. CitiesTopic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts26.Los Angeles is the largest city in the United States.Correct Answer: T1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts27.About 30 cities in the United States have more than 1 million residents.Correct Answer: F1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and developmentTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts28.An important aspect of a city’s social structure is the racial, ethnic, and gender characterof its economic and political disparity.Correct Answer: T1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and developmentTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts29.Because cities concentrate everything human into a relatively small space, they intensify

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8Bthe effects of class, ethnicity, gender, and race.Correct Answer: T1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and developmentTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts30.The world’s cities are growing by approximately 360,000 people each year.Correct Answer: T1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban areaTopic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts31.While Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East are experiencing higher levels ofurbanization, North America, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Asia are experiencingmuch lower rates.Correct Answer: F1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and developmentTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts32.Although people come to the city hoping to find “the good life,” many do not find it.Correct Answer: T1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilizationTopic/Concept: The Quality of City LifeDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts33.Strong, community-oriented neighborhoods have weakened in recent decades, and someareas have disappeared altogether.Correct Answer: T1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilizationTopic/Concept: The Quality of City LifeDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts34.A focus on the potential material benefits of city life alone is justified given that the

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9Bmajority of people residing in cities experience safety, security, and community.Correct Answer: F1.7: Express the role played by cities in the progress of human civilizationTopic/Concept: The Quality of City LifeDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the ConceptsEssay/Discussion35.Explain why historical and comparative analyses are necessary for understanding citiesand contemporary existence.1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by citiesTopic/Concept: Why Study the City?Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know36.According to anthropological and historical accounts, it took approximately 10,000 yearsfor the dominant type of human settlement to change from nomadic to village to urban.Since the mid-18thcentury, 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 areaTopic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know37.What are the four main analytical fields within contemporary urban sociology, and whatdoes each contribute to our understanding of urban life?1.2: Examine the four criteria for defining an urban areaTopic/Concept: Deciding What Is “Urban”Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts38.What role, if any, does emergent United States capitalism play in the shaping of the studyof urban sociology?1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts39.Explain the primary analytical difference between the older urban ecology and the newer

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10Burban political economy model.1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging citiesTopic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various PerspectivesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know40.Why do the authors of the text suggest we must not simply analyze statistics, but mustalso “go and make our visit” to the city if we are to fully comprehend urban life? Do youagree or disagree with their argument?1.1: Recognize how most people are captivated by citiesTopic/Concept: Why Study the City?Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know41.Explain the two main reasons given by demographers for the recent slowing of centralcity urban growth and the quickening of exurban growth.1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. CitiesTopic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts42.What is meant by social structure, and why is it an important analytical consideration forsome urbanists?1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of lifeTopic/Concept: The Urban TransformationDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know

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12BChapter 2 Examination QuestionsMultiple Choice1.The oldest city known to archeologists emerged in human historya.50,000 years ago.b.10,000 years ago.c.in 3500 B.C.E.d.in 350 B.C.E.Correct Answer: B2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts2.In 2010, the percentage of the world’s population living in cities wasa.19%.b.33%.c.47%.d.52%.Correct Answer: D2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts3.According to archeologists, populations began to settle in fertile placesa.because of increased population density.b.because of slavery.c.during the 5thcentury B.C.E.d.in Europe first.Correct Answer: A2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts4.The early settlements were characterized bya.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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13BCorrect Answer: A2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know5.The oldest city, which showed imposing fortifications including a surrounding wall andtower, wasa.Rome.b.Jericho.c.Athens.d.Budapest.Correct Answer: B2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts6.Cities that controlled the neighboring regions and villages are calleda.city-states.b.Meso-states.c.middle-states.d.political-states.Correct Answer: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts7.The study of early urban settlements revealsa.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: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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14B8.Mesopotamia was characterized bya.theocratic political regimes.b.political stability.c.a diversity of cultures.d.matriarchal rule.Correct Answer: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know9.The archeological record of Egyptian cities is less detailed due toa.earthquakes.b.building materials.c.wars.d.fires.Correct Answer: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know10.Egyptian cities were symbols ofa.simplicity.b.democracy.c.the pharaohs’ power.d.military wealth.Correct Answer: C2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts11.A gridiron street layout with a well-established city sanitation system are characteristicsofa.Mesopotamia.b.Jericho.c.Liangzhu.d.Moenjo-Daro.Correct Answer: D2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires

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15BTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts12.The pattern of Chinese citiesa.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 citywalls.d.All of the above.Correct Answer: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know13.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: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know14.This country’s cities were characterized by the number of commercial ties acrossSouthern Europe, a level of egalitarianism, and destructive war.a.Italyb.Chinac.Americad.GreeceCorrect Answer: D2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts15.The Roman civilization wasa.based on Christianity.b.based on the expression of militaristic power.

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16Bc.based on principles of moderation.d.based on the democratic principle of human participation.Correct Answer: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts16.Following the collapse of the Roman Empire, cities in Europea.experienced new, rapid growth.b.became smaller or disappeared.c.grew steadily.d.began to trade more regularly.Correct Answer: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts17.The revival of cities during the 11thcentury is explained bya.the Crusades.b.the emergence of a ruling government.c.the decrease in trade and specialization.d.the growth of military.Correct Answer: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts18.Renaissance humanists saw cities asa.ideal places for human development.b.dangerous and unhealthy.c.necessary but problematic.d.centers of religious life.Correct Answer: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know

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17B19.Medieval cities, circa 1350, include all but which one of the following?a.Gridiron streetsb.Defensive wallsc.The fortress of the local lordd.A market plazaCorrect Answer: A2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts20.The Black Plaguea.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: B2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts21.A demographic transition refers toa.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: C2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts22.London emerged asa.a Greek city-state.b.a Roman outpost.c.the political center of Great Britain.d.a shipbuilding center.Correct Answer: B2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as theprimary mode of making a living

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18BTopic/Concept: The Rise of Modern CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts23.London became a world city during the 16thcentury because of all but which of thefollowing?a.The discovery of the Americasb.Its efficient sailing fleetc.Its wool productiond.Its infrastructureCorrect Answer: D2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as theprimary mode of making a livingTopic/Concept: The Rise of Modern CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the ConceptsTrue/False24.Cities have always been a part of human history.Correct Answer: F2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts25.The emergence of the first cities occurred some 10,000 years ago.Correct Answer: T2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts26.The first permanent settlements promoted specialization of tasks.Correct Answer: T2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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19B27.The beginning of city life took hold around 7,000 B.C.E.Correct Answer: F2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts28.The first city-states emerged in Mesopotamia.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts29.In Catal Hüyük, house entrances were on the roof to protect the household from floodsand wild animals.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts30.In Mesopotamia, all early cities were ruled by a military ruler.Correct Answer: F2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts31.The Egyptians encircled their cities with high protective walls.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts32.Egyptian cities are characterized by social inequality.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empires

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20BTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts33.Tensions between pharaohs divided Egypt into many independent areas.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts34.Cities in the Indus region did not have a single leader in comparison to other Egyptiancities.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts35.Moenjo-Daro was built in a gridiron pattern.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts36.Central American cities emerged as ceremonial centers.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts37.Both Roman and Greek cities magnified military power at the expense of their othercitizens.Correct Answer: F2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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21B38.At its height, the Roman Empire included almost half of the world’s population.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know39.During the Middle Ages, many people gathered to cities to seek protection frombarbarians.Correct Answer: F2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know40.The Church was a central component of social life during medieval times.Correct Answer: T2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts41.The Renaissance movement first emerged in Italian city-states such as Florence, Venice,Palermo, and Milan.Correct Answer: T2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as theprimary mode of making a livingTopic/Concept: The Rise of Modern CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts42.In the pre-industrial era, life expectancy was typically under 40 years.Correct Answer: T2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as theprimary mode of making a livingTopic/Concept: The Rise of Modern CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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22B43.The spread of activities to British colonies decreased the economic importance ofLondon.Correct Answer: F2.3: Review the genesis of the modern city where commerce replaced agriculture as theprimary mode of making a livingTopic/Concept: The Rise of Modern CitiesDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the ConceptsEssay/Discussion44.What are some combining factors that facilitate the growth of cities over time? Thinkabout the physical, social, economic, political, and other possible factors.2.1: Examine the cosmic calendar to better understand the urban evolutionTopic/Concept: Urban OriginsDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply What You Know45.Consider life in contemporary society. How is modern city life different that historicallife? How are they the same?2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts46.Using an early city from the text as an example, discuss the validity of conceptualizinghistory as “progress.”2.2: Recall some of the early city-states and the urban empiresTopic/Concept: City-States and Urban EmpiresDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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23BChapter 3 Examination QuestionsMultiple Choice1.The cities of North America have an urban history that spans __________ centuries.a.21b.11c.5d.4Correct Answer: c3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts2.The first European settlements in North America were founded in the early __________century.a.17thb.18thc.19thd.20thCorrect Answer: a3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts3.The early cities in the United States were characterized by having a small size as well asa.modern amenities.b.a Roman appearance.c.a lack of regular street patterns.d.infrastructure issues.Correct Answer: c3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts

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24B4.By the late 1760s, the 13 American colonies had at least __________ major cities.a.3b.6c.9d.12Correct Answer: d3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts5.The American Revolutiona.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: b3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American citiesTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know6.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: b3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American citiesTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know7.The growth of Baltimore was promoted by the:a.Erie Canal.b.International Road.c.large shipbuilding industry.d.growing farming community.Correct Answer: d3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American cities

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25BTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts8.The urban growth of the early 19thcentury was primarily due toa.massive migration from the South.b.the expansion of trade networks.c.political intervention.d.public investment.Correct Answer: b3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American citiesTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know9.The original United States settlersa.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: b3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American citiesTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts10.The North’s victory in the Civil War announceda.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: b3.2: Analyze the growth trajectories of some of the major North American citiesTopic/Concept: Growth and Expansion: 1800-1870Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts11.The technological advances that promoted the growth of the “great metropolis” includeall EXCEPT which of the following?a.the use of iron and steel in constructionb.the elevator

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26Bc.electric street trolleysd.the telephoneCorrect Answer: d3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts12.Between 1870 and 1920, cities grewa.mostly upwards.b.mostly outwards.c.both upwards and outwards.d.at a slower rate than during the previous 50 years.Correct Answer: c3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know13.Which demographic trends contributed to the increase in urban population?a.depopulation of rural areab.lower fertility rates in citiesc.immigration from abroadd.migration from statesCorrect Answer: c3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know14.Between 1870 and 1920, the number of immigrants who arrived in the United Statestotaleda.5 million.b.15 million.c.20 million.d.30 million.

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27BCorrect Answer: c3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts15.Politically speaking, the era of the “great metropolis” corresponds toa.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: a3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know16.By the end of the 1920s, which U.S. urban areas had the largest concentrated Blackpopulations in the world?a.Chicago’s South Sideb.Philadelphia’s Central Districtc.New York’s Queensd.Detroit’s Motown BoroughCorrect Answer: a3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts17.The industrialization of the city during the late 1800sa.benefited the great majority of the population.b.improved infrastructure.c.increased the profits of property owners.d.improved health conditions.Correct Answer: c3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950

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28BDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts18.During the early 1900s, the wordtenementhad come to symbolizea.an airless, congested slum dwelling.b.an exurbanized, underdeveloped area.c.a form of suburban development.d.empty houses in rural communities.Correct Answer: a3.3: Recount the two historical events that led to the urbanization of the North AmericancitiesTopic/Concept: The Era of the Great Metropolis: 1870-1950Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts19.The period since 1950 has been characterized bya.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: c3.4: Recognize the three main trends that characterize today's North American citiesTopic/Concept: Today’s North American CitiesDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know20.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: c3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolisTopic/Concept: The Evolution of MegaregionsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts21.The BosWash megalopolis remains a prominent urban region in the United Statesbecausea.it holds 20% of the nation’s wealth.b.it has low energy costs.

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29Bc.it is home to twenty percent of Americans.d.it has a low population growth.Correct Answer: a3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolisTopic/Concept: The Evolution of MegaregionsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts22.Problems in the Sunbelt cities includea.low energy costs.b.costly infrastructure systems.c.water systems failing.d.high crime rates.Correct Answer: d3.5: Evaluate the development of the megalopolisTopic/Concept: The Evolution of MegaregionsDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts23.Edward Banfield argues thata.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: b3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts24.The current revitalization of cities is due primarily to the desire of young professionals tolive in an urban setting. Another factor isa.a reduction in office buildings.b.the stability of cities.c.growing white-collar businesses.d.growing environmental awareness.Correct Answer: c3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960s

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30BTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: ModerateSkill Level: Apply what you know25.The postindustrial era is characterized bya.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: b3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts26.By 1800, the population of New Yorka.was about 60,000.b.almost reached 200,000.c.was still below 25,000.d.had grown to 100,000.Correct Answer: a3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts27.New York’s famous skyscrapers, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, andRockefeller Center openeda.at the turn of the century.b.in the mid-1800s.c.around 1930.d.just before World War I.Correct Answer: c3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts

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31B28.In 2013, tourism in New York City soared to a record-breaking __________ millionvisitors.a.17.6b.20.3c.37.5d.54.3Correct Answer: d3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the concepts29.Business Improvement Districtsa.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: c3.6: Review the seemingly irreversible path to self-destruction of most North Americancities in the 1960sTopic/Concept: The Postindustrial CityDifficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the conceptsTrue/False30.Until the 18thcentury, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants.Correct Answer: T3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800Difficulty Level: EasySkill Level: Understand the Concepts31.From its inception, the city of Boston was built with hard-surfaced streets.Correct Answer: F3.1: Evaluate housing patterns, commercial activity, and revolutionary ideas thatoriginated in colonial citiesTopic/Concept: The Colonial Era: 1600-1800

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