Environmental Science AP Edition, 12th Edition, (Cunningham)

Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainable Cities

Practice Quiz

1
The proportion of people living in urban areas in the last 30 years has increased in
A)North America, South America, and Asia.
B)all continents.
C)all continents but Africa.
D)all continents but Europe and Africa.
2
Which of the following U.S, cities is considered a good example of successful urban land use planning?
A)Atlanta, GA
B)Las Vegas, NV
C)Los Angeles, CA
D)Portland, OR
3
Push factors driving people out of rural areas include
A)lack of employment.
B)political, religious, or other conflicts.
C)lack of food and housing.
D)all of the above.
4
Migration is the primary cause of urban growth in
A)Africa.
B)South America.
C)East Asia.
D)all the world's urban areas.
5
The vast majority of the growth in human population in this century is expected to take place in
A)rural Africa and Asia.
B)rural Asia and South America.
C)current large urban areas of the developing nations.
D)all of the above.
6
Urban sprawl is characterized by
A)dominance of freeways and cars.
B)leapfrog development reducing farmland and natural areas.
C)low-density residential development.
D)all of the above.
7
Most residents of the German city of Vauban do not own a car for all of the following reasons except
A)automobile ownership is prohibited by local restrictions.
B)shopping, schools and work places are within walking distance.
C)trolley service provides transportation to the nearest large city.
D)narrow row houses put everything close together.
8
The experience of Los Angeles suggests that in large growing cities additional freeway construction
A)has worsened traffic congestion.
B)has reduced time drivers spend in traffic jams.
C)has increased average freeway speed.
D)has done more than one of the above.
9
Urban planners suggest that it takes a population of about _____ to obtain the advantages of a city but still retain the sense of community.
A)500 to 1000
B)2500 to 5000
C)30,000 to 50,000
D)90,000 to 100,000
10
Design principles of the new Urbanist movement would
A)organize cities into units of no more than 50,000 people.
B)locate shopping and services to increase convenience and decrease auto dependency.
C)promote more diverse, flexible housing as alternatives to detached single-family homes.
D)include all of the above.
11
Urbanization is a process of increased concentration of people in cities.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
12
Cities in many developing nations have a disproportionately high share of their nation's wealth.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
13
Examples of smart growth, such as garden cities, have only been tried during the past 30 years.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
14
Many American cities are rebuilding the public transportation systems that were abandoned in the later half of the twentieth century.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
15
Over a third of the surface area of many large downtown areas like Los Angeles' are utilized for automobiles.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
16
The American idea of a dream home in the suburbs and a car in the garage is a result of
A)advertising
B)government policies
C)concerns for the environment
D)Choices 1 and 2 are correct
E)All of the choices are correct
17
Cities with populations greater than 10 million people
A)Do not exist in the developed world
B)Are referred to as megacities
C)Both 1 and 2 are correct
D)None of the above is correct
18
_______ of urban residents in developing countries have satisfactory sanitation services.
A)Nearly all
B)70-80%
C)Less than half
D)Less than 10%
19
It is estimated that 3 billion people live in slums, shantytowns and squatter settlements of the developing world's cities.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
20
Smart growth is a term that is applied to
A)growth that generates the most tax revenue for new infrastructure
B)development strategies that make efficient use of resources
C)efforts to stop development and urban growth
D)all of the above
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