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McGee, in reference to Southeast Asia, coined the word desakota to describe the process by which: some metropolitan regions are turning their back on globalization territory near a metropolitan core is incorporated into the urban economy without the necessity for cityward migration population density thins out in the city center and increases on the periphery of the metropolitan region towns and villages experience economic decline and population loss on the periphery of large cities |
territory near a metropolitan core is incorporated into the urban economy without the necessity for cityward migration |
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What city serves as Southeast Asia’s leading port and industrial center; as its leading banking and commercial center; and as a key player in the global economic system? Singapore |
Singapore |
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"Bourgeois urbanism" is characterized by which one of the following? rural-to-urban migration gloss and glitter more inclusive urban policies pavement dwellers |
gloss and glitter |
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Dhaka is: a primate city a capital city both a primate and a capital city neither a primate nor a capital city |
both a primate and a capital city |
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In the model of the bazaar-based city in South Asia: caste groups were allowed to live where they wished the colonial administrative section was known as the "civil lines" the center of the city reflected religious functions land use patterns reflected a concentric zone model |
the colonial administrative section was known as the "civil lines" |
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One of the most magnificent planned cities in India dates from the pre-colonial period and has a great fort towering over it. It has become a top tourist attraction. What city is it? Jodhpur |
Jaipur |
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What has been established near the port of Colombo to diversify the national economy? a Central Business District |
a Free Trade Zone |
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The city of Kabul: was spared from the fighting that took place in other cities beginning in the 1970s has benefited by its strategic location at the western end of the Khyber Pass was built by the British as a new capital city on the mountainous frontier of India as the capital of Afghanistan, is once again in control of the whole country |
has benefited by its strategic location at the western end of the Khyber Pass |
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Because of the huge populations affected, two billion "life years" in South Asia are lost as a result of: vector-born diseases |
urban air pollution |
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Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are: located along the Ganges River in India sacred cities to Muslims the earliest cities of the Indian sub-continent gateway cities to the Himalayas |
the earliest cities of the Indian sub-continent |
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Kolkata has been a leader among Indian cities in the engineering sector but has lagged in developing its: information technology industries light manufacturing industries pharmaceutical industries agricultural services industries |
information technology industries |
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The Sikhs are especially prominent in north Indian cities. The Sikhs are a: Hindu sect |
none of the above |
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The main cultural tension in Indian cities is between Muslims and Hindus. In Sri Lankan cities it is between: Muslims and Hindus |
Buddhists and Hindus |
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Place marketing strategies used in the cities of South Asia include all of the following except: the sale of communal or public lands to private developers the homogenization of once unique landscapes city beautification campaigns the encouragement of street vendors as valued entrepreneurs |
the encouragement of street vendors as valued entrepreneurs |
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What city has emerged as India’s cultural capital and has one of the world’s largest film industries, giving it the nickname "Bollywood"? Mumbai |
Mumbai |
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In South Asia, what country has a dominant northern city and a dominant southern city, but not a well-balanced urban hierarchy? Nepal |
Pakistan |
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The Civil War in the United States led to the growth of what major Indian city in the 1860s because it could supply British mills with cotton? |
Mumbai |
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The "Presidency Towns" of British India did not include: Delhi |
Madurai |
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What river valley in South Asia served as one of several urban culture hearths and a cradle of civilization? Ganges River valley |
Indus River valley |
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Which one of the following is not true of the Taj Mahal? UNESCO World Heritage site built by a Moghul emperor single most recognized icon of India located in Mumbai |
located in Mumbai |
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Although it has been legally abolished, caste remains a fact of life in Indian cities. Which one of the following presents the traditional castes from highest to lowest? laborers, warriors, business people, priests teachers, laborers, warriors, business people warriors, teachers, laborers, priests priests, warriors, business people, laborers |
priests, warriors, business people, laborers |
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A supply of technically-skilled, and English-proficient (but underemployed) college graduates, combined with the forces of technology that have reduced distances and hence costs, have make Indian cities natural locations for: offshore outsourcing |
offshore outsourcing |
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In which one of the South Asian city models is population density highest at the city center, declining as one moves toward the periphery? bazaar city |
bazaar city |
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In efforts to "go global," Indian cities have been: all of the above reshaped by economic liberalization shedding their pro-poor social agendas intensely competing with each other for flows of global capital |
all of the above |
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"Green entrepreneurialism" in Indian cities has been controversial because it has: fueled rather than curbed corruption insisted on the elimination of privately-owned automobiles required massive government subsidies been accompanied by evicting the poor |
been accompanied by evicting the poor |
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Beginning in the 1980s, major change came to the Indian economy as a result of many factors including: erecting tariff walls and imposing quotas all of the above adopting command-economy principles abolishing the old "License Raj" |
abolishing the old "License Raj" |
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What happened to the population of Karachi after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947? The city became more homogeneously Hindu The native-born population declined significantly as a proportion of the total population The Urdu language became less common because of massive out-migration The native Sindhi language solidified its hold on the city’s linguistic character |
The native-born population declined significantly as a proportion of the total population |
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The U.N. uses the population of the entire urban agglomeration to define a metacity. What are South Asia’s metacities? Delhi and Mumbai |
Delhi and Mumbai |
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They are called bustees, jhunggi, and chawl. They occur in all of the major cities of South Asia. What are they? pavement dwellers |
slums |
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In the model of the colonial-based city in South Asia: a waterfront location was essential historical preservation no longer exists new residential extensions replaced the old "maidan" the "native town" and "European town" were both planned using European principles |
a waterfront location was essential |
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What group of cities in South Asia has been expanding in population the most? southern Indian cities |
the six megacities |
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Simla served as the summer capital of colonial India. Why did the British need a summer capital? to escape the cyclones of the summer season to enjoy cooler temperatures at a higher elevation to escape the flood of tourists which peaked during the summer to handle the expanded volume of administrative work in the summer |
to enjoy cooler temperatures at a higher elevation |
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Because of India’s investment in higher education and the forces of globalization, what city became known as the "Silicon Valley of India"? |
Bengalūru (Bangalore) |
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Which one of the following does not occupy one of the vertices of India’s Golden Quadrilateral? Mumbai |
Hyderabad |
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Both Murphey’s "City in a Swamp" and Kipling’s "Cholera Capital of the World" were about: Colombo |
Kolkata |
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In which of the following statements is the national capital not identified correctly? The capital city of Afghanistan is Kabul The capital city of Pakistan is Karachi The capital city of Bhutan is Thimphu The capital city of India is New Delhi |
The capital city of Pakistan is Karachi |
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What city of South Asia is a world-renowned launching ground for treks in the Himalayas? Simla |
Kathmandu |
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Mumbai is the most religiously diverse city in South Asia. Two religious minorities play a role in the economy far beyond their numbers. Who are they? Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Hindus Jains and Parsis (Zoroastrians) Mandaeans and Jains Hindus and Christians |
Jains and Parsis (Zoroastrians) |
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Calcutta (now Kolkata) was to jute as Bombay (now Mumbai) was to: rice |
cotton |
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What locational characteristic did the Presidency towns have in common? They were located in the interior for security reasons. They were located in northern India because it was more agriculturally productive. They were located along the coast where they could serve as seaports. They were in the foothills of the mountains where temperatures were cooler. |
They were located along the coast where they could serve as seaports. |
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Varanasi in the north and Madurai in the south are pilgrimage cities for: |
Hindus |
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Mumbai is the most religiously diverse city in South Asia. Two religious minorities play a role in the economy far beyond their numbers. Who are they? |
Jains and Parsis (Zoroastrians) |
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What ancient city was the predecessor of one of India’s present-day megacities? Madurai |
Shahjahanabad |
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Calcutta (now Kolkata) was to jute as Bombay (now Mumbai) was to: rice |
cotton |
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The Petronas Twin Towers, symbol of the competition to have the tallest building in the world, is located in: Kuala Lumpur. |
Kuala Lumpur |
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Water for a thirsty Singapore comes from all of the following except: lakes and rivers |
lakes and rivers |
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The influence of Chinese migrants on Southeast Asian cities has been most pronounced: around the South China Sea in the countries that share a land border with China in the countries that until recently were ruled by Communist regimes on the thousands of islands that constitute much of Southeast Asia |
around the South China Sea |
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Many of the new developments on the outskirts of Manila are taking the place of former: sugar cane plantations |
sugar cane plantations |
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Bangkok: has been Southeast Asia’s only success story in traffic management has a post-industrial economy which is not dependent on manufacturing has been the focus of massive foreign investment since the Vietnam War has a well-preserved colonial city at its core |
has been the focus of massive foreign investment since the Vietnam War |
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In McGee’s original model of city structure, what land use tends to occupy the periphery of Southeast Asian cities? market gardening zone |
market gardening zone |
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The central core of Manila has seen an increase in: labor-intensive manufacturing industries in-town new towns low-density suburban-style housing tracks high-intensity commercial and office land use |
high-intensity commercial and office land use |
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Which one of the following is not true of the Mekong Delta’s Oc Eo? It was located in present-day Indonesia. It declined after the 5th century C.E. It was apparently the first city to emerge in Southeast Asia. It was the focus of a long-distance trading network that stretched from China to Africa and even the Mediterranean. |
It was located in present-day Indonesia. |
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A multinational firm would be least likely to choose which one of these cities for labor-intensive product assembly and packaging? Manila |
Singapore |
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If you were visiting Indonesia, what would you go to Borobudur to see? a well-preserved colonial city |
a temple |
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Why was the geographical name Jabotapek coined in the late 20th century? Because Indonesia’s Special Capital Region was created Because many names changed with the end of colonial rule Because Jakarta had grown and sprawled far across its hinterland Because English was becoming the lingua franca of Indonesia |
Because Jakarta had grown and sprawled far across its hinterland |
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Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence." The city is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. This is a description of Kuala Lumpur’s: economy |
site |
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The capital cities of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand are also: the most populous cites in Southeast Asia the most technologically wired cities in the region sacred places that attract religious pilgrims from abroad among the world’s dominant world cities |
the most populous cites in Southeast Asia |
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Binondo is the heart of Chinatown, Tondo is a densely-populated and impoverished district, Emita is a fishing village-cum-tourist enclave, and Makati is a district of expensive suburban housing. These locations within Manila are evidence of the: sector model of urban land use concentric zone model of urban land use edge city model of urban land use multiple nuclei model of urban land use |
multiple nuclei model of urban land use |
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What city serves as Southeast Asia’s leading port and industrial center; as its leading banking and commercial center; and as a key player in the global economic system? Jakarta |
Singapore |
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In the first decade of the 21st century, the leaders of what country relocated its national capital to the town of Pyinmana where they built a new seat of government named Naypyidaw? Philippines |
Myanmar (Burma) |
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What countries of Southeast Asia have the highest levels of urban primacy? Indonesia and Malaysia |
Thailand and the Philippines |
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In 1511, the era of European colonialism in Southeast Asia began with the arrival of a fleet from what country in Malacca’s harbor? Holland |
Portugal |
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Around Manila, many new suburban communities and mixed-use developments such as Nuvali, are engendering conflict because they: require tenant farmers to move off land they have long occupied occupy land that would be more profitable in agriculture require more water than local watersheds can provide are being developed using socialist planning principles |
require tenant farmers to move off land they have long occupied |
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Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia’s geographic pattern of urbanization? The Philippines is one of the most urbanized countries Laos is one of the least urbanized countries Cambodia is one of the most urbanized countries Myanmar (Burma) is one of the least urbanized countries |
Cambodia is one of the most urbanized countries |
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Cities in Vietnam, until recently, were devoid of mass advertising, had few cars on their roads, and offered only government-run hotels. These traits were typical of urban landscapes that: had an economic base in the tourism industry were not intensively developed because of low land values evolved under Western-style capitalism conformed to socialist ideology |
conformed to socialist ideology |
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Approximately 75% of Singapore’s population is: Malay |
Chinese |
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The Chinese in Southeast Asia: were among the least segregated populations in the region’s cities were largely Christians were almost all evicted from Indonesia after independence migrated to the region primarily during colonial times |
migrated to the region primarily during colonial times |
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Metro Manila includes Quezon City, where you would find: many important government buildings gated communities and squatter settlements, side by side all of the above the main campus of the University of the Philippines |
all of the above |
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The new high-technology city of Cyberjaya anchors what country’s Multimedia Super Corridor? Thailand’s |
Malaysia’s |
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Singapore’s EMR takes the form of an "expanding city-state" which now stretches well into the territory of: Malaysia and Indonesia Malaysia only Malaysia and Thailand Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand |
Malaysia and Thailand |
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Because both India and Malaysia were part of the British Empire in the 1800s, the British brought many Tamils to Kuala Lumpur. What has happened to their Bricktown neighborhood? It has been gentrified, but still exudes a strong Indian sense of place It has been absorbed into the placelessness of expanding KL It has become one of the nodes in KL’s post-industrial economy It has become a Chinese neighborhood |
It has been gentrified, but still exudes a strong Indian sense of place |
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The famous Angkor Wat is one of hundreds of wats in what Southeast Asia country? Vietnam |
Cambodia |
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The premier passage through the island‑studded seas of Southeast Asia is the Strait of Malacca. In what country is the city that dominates that strait today? The Philippine Republic |
Republic of Singapore |
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When laborers circulate seasonally between rural villages where they live and urban sites where they work, it is called: counter-stream migration |
circular migration |
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What city evolved around the Intramuros and became the command and control center of the Spanish galleon trade which ranged between Mexico and Asia? Manila |
Manila |
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Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia’s growing middle class? It has a Western orientation toward consumption It tends to have smaller families It looks for symbols of its newfound social status It has resisted suburbanization |
It has resisted suburbanization |
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Manila is to Spain as Jakarta is to: Netherlands (Holland) |
Netherlands (Holland) |
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Binondo is the heart of Chinatown, Tondo is a densely-populated and impoverished district, Emita is a fishing village-cum-tourist enclave, and Makati is a district of expensive suburban housing. These locations within Manila are evidence of the: concentric zone model of urban land use multiple nuclei model of urban land use edge city model of urban land use sector model of urban land use |
multiple nuclei model of urban land use |
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Housing shortages in Manila are exacerbated by land scarcity. Which one of the following is evidence of artificial land scarcity? High-rise developments located at peak land-value intersections Increasing amount of space devoted to the automobile Large tracts of vacant land in the central city all of the above |
Large tracts of vacant land in the central city |
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The socialist model of urban development, as practiced in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, includes all of the following stages except: deurbanization whereby major cities declined in population avoidance of globalization long-term strategies to ameliorate the problems of large cities, such as restricting migration political commitment to socialism while introducing free-market economics |
avoidance of globalization |
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A mix of religions characterizes Southeast Asia. What religion dominates Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok, respectively? Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism Buddhism, Christianity, Islam Christianity, Islam, Buddhism |
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism |
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Which one of the following applies to sacred cities rather than market cities in Southeast Asia? Pearls, silks, tin, porcelain, spices Ethnically more diverse Coastal locations Expansive and productive rural hinterlands |
Expansive and productive rural hinterlands |
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How many of the following factors play almost no role in the growth of Singapore’s urban population? Reclassification three |
two |
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Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has: greatly relaxed controls on rural-to-urban migration redoubled efforts to make Beijing the premier economic center strengthened the resident committee system in cities given up efforts to control the growth of large cities |
greatly relaxed controls on rural-to-urban migration |
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Although much traditional housing in central Beijing has been torn down, some courtyard houses (some turned into shops) remain. Where would you find these traditional courtyard houses? in walled sections of the old city in hutongs (alleys) near major intersections in flood-prone areas |
in hutongs (alleys) |
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After the Communist Party took control, Beijing was transformed into a producer city. Growth in what sector of the economy put Beijing in that category? the transportation sector |
the manufacturing sector |
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Within Japan’s urban core is an inner core known as what? Honshu |
Tokaido |
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The cities of what country have been least affected by the forces of globalization? Taiwan |
North Korea |
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Changan, in China: was the model for the initial development of Tokyo had its golden age during the last imperial dynasty of China, 1644-1911 bore strong resemblance to the model of the traditional Middle Eastern city is one of the best expression of the classic Chinese capital city |
is one of the best expression of the classic Chinese capital city |
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Space for Tokyo’s urban development has been provided by: erecting skyscrapers |
all of the above |
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Why did the People’s Republic permit Hong Kong to thrive as a coastal enclave of Western-style capitalism and British colonialism for so long? China did not have the military might to take over Hong Kong. The absence of democratic infrastructure in Hong Kong made it an acceptable neighbor. The Kuomintang was in control of Hong Kong. Hong Kong pumped billions of dollars of foreign exchange into China each year. |
Hong Kong pumped billions of dollars of foreign exchange into China each year. |
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Which one of the following trends works against the greening of East Asia’s cities? Replacing coal with natural gas Rising automobile use Moving factories out of urban areas Building new mass transit networks |
Rising automobile use |
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In Hong Kong, which of these is not true? The administrative region operates as an autonomous unit within China. The main urban center is divided between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The administrative region has to import most of its food and water. Peripheral land in the administrative region is available for urban expansion. |
Peripheral land in the administrative region is available for urban expansion. |
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Xidan is a modern, busy shopping area. Wangfujing is a popular, pedestrianized retail strip. Zhongguancun is "China’s Silicon Valley." In what city are Xidan, Wangfujing, and Zhongguancun? Shanghai |
Beijing |
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If Beijing is the "Washington, D.C., of China," then what city is the "New York City of China"? Shenzhen |
Shanghai |
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Hong Kong, translated, means "fragrant harbor." The translation tells you something about Hong Kong’s: absolute location |
site |
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Tokyo, Shanghai, and Osaka are all: primate cities |
megacities |
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Lhasa, which is being turned into a culturally Chinese city, is the capital of what country? Manchuria |
Tibet |
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Which one of the following not true of Taipei’s urban geography? Air pollution has been drastically cut, making it a greener city. Rural development plans have reduced the flow of migrants to the city, thus diffusing urbanization. The Mass Transit System has provided an alternative to motor-vehicle travel and helped to reduce traffic congestion. Inner city population has plummeted, creating a doughnut hole of population density. |
Inner city population has plummeted, creating a doughnut hole of population density. |
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The hokou system in the People’s Republic of China functioned as: a prototype for a geographical information system an immigration control system an urban service-delivery system an internal passport system |
an internal passport system |
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Which one of these statements about Kyoto is true? The manufacturing sector is the largest component of the city’s economy The city was designed on the plan of China’s Tang dynasty capital of Changan The traditional crafts have largely disappeared in the wake of modernization The city served as Japan’s capital until the American occupation after World War II |
The city was designed on the plan of China’s Tang dynasty capital of Changan |
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For at least three decades, from the 1950s through the 1970s, cities of East Asia evolved along two distinctly different development paths. Which one of the following cities did not follow the socialist development path during that period? Shanghai |
Taipei |
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Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace are signature landscapes of what city? Shanghai |
Beijing |
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Urban environmental initiatives in East Asia include all of the following except: using "eco-cities" to drive the development of green technologies building master-planned green cities pushing low-density development into urban expansion zones integrating residential, commercial, and industrial development |
pushing low-density development into urban expansion zones |
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Cheap migrant labor in Chinese cities comes primarily from: Southeast Asia teenagers looking for starter jobs rural areas of China the post-retirement-age cohort |
rural areas of China |
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Which one of the following associations is not correct? Tokyo – "winter capital" of a great empire Xi’an – classic Chinese capital city Kyoto – national capital from 794 to 1868 Seoul – the immortality of a Phoenix |
Tokyo – "winter capital" of a great empire |
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Like other cities that are command-and-control points of the global economy, Tokyo has modeled its growth on: multifunctional (mixed-use) development compact development vertical (high-rise) development all of the above |
all of the above |
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Because of its location at the top of the global urban hierarchy, what East Asian city ranks among the world’s three global cities? Beijing |
Tokyo |
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What do Taipei, Seoul, and Hong Kong have in common? They were all conquered by colonial powers. They all had socialist economies in the past. They are all national capitals. They are the largest cities in East Asia. |
They were all conquered by colonial powers. |
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The People’s Republic of China: is among the world’s most urbanized and most rapidly urbanizing countries is not among the world’s most urbanized countries and is not among the world’s most rapidly urbanizing countries is among the world’s most urbanized countries but is not among the world’s most rapidly urbanizing countries is not among the world’s most urbanized countries but is among the world’s most rapidly urbanizing countries |
is not among the world’s most urbanized countries but is among the world’s most rapidly urbanizing countries |
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Which pair of cities fits the description "capitals of a divided nation"? Taipei and Kaohsiung |
Seoul and Pyongyang |
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In the late 20th century, what was the main method used to temper the urban primacy of Seoul? linking all of South Korea’s cities together with a high-speed rail network building master-planned new towns outside of Seoul building ever more and ever higher apartments and office buildings requiring work permits to gain access to the center of Seoul |
building master-planned new towns outside of Seoul |
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The urban landscapes of which region were least altered by European colonialism? East Asia |
East Asia |
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The restoration of Cheonggye Stream (Cheonggyecheon): brought new public green space to Taipei necessitated a green belt through New Taipei decreased nearby property values in Seoul helped to re-brand Seoul as a green city |
helped to re-brand Seoul as a green city |
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What Chinese city, because of its colonial heritage, has a distinctly Japanese flavor? Beijing |
Taipei |
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When agriculture was de-collectivized in China, what happened to the rural population? Some farmers stayed on the land as private smallholders. Former farmers became the resources needed to make China "the world’s factory." Many people were no longer needed as farm labor, so they moved to the cities. all of the above. |
all of the above. |
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The cities of Manchuria became part of imperial Japan in the 1930s. What did Japan do to these cities? Japan turned them into large agricultural service centers. Japan turned them into recreational and resort cities for the Japanese military. Japan turned them into manufacturing centers connected by rail lines. Japan turned them into walled cities to protect the frontier. |
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Pudong is: one of the satellite towns in the Seoul metropolitan region a new town in Hong Kong’s New Territories an historical preservation project in Beijing a high-rise, globally-connected district in eastern Shanghai |
a high-rise, globally-connected district in eastern Shanghai |
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Because they were returned to the People’s Republic only two decades ago, what two cities today enjoy the privileges of being Special Administrative Regions (SARs)? Beijing and Shanghai |
Hong Kong and Macau |
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Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Macau form a single urbanized area that completely engulfs: Hainan Island |
the Pearl River Delta |
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Around what city on the following list has it been common for squatter settlements to be bulldozed rather than adequately resourced? Gold Coast |
Port Moresby |
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Which one of these statements is not true about Australia and New Zealand? Their cities still have a predominantly British heritage. Suburbanization has only recently become a major trend. Their urban centers share many characteristics with the United States. Their cities are regarded as among the most livable in the world. |
Suburbanization has only recently become a major trend. |
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Canberra was deliberately located: in the geographic center of Australia on the shores of Botany Bay in Queensland state in order to avoid the rivalry between Australia’s two largest cities between the two cities that have dominated Australia’s urban hierarchy |
between the two cities that have dominated Australia’s urban hierarchy |
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Which one of the following does not apply to Sydney? Environmentally sustainable metropolitan area Expansive suburban zone Dominant world city Advanced service sector |
Environmentally sustainable metropolitan area |
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The "walking school buses" that serve many of Auckland’s children: both A and B are evidence of the "greening" of New Zealand’s cities neither A nor B depend on parents and watchful other adults |
both A and B |
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The growth of what city in Australia has taken place as people have left New South Wales and moved to the Sunbelt? Canberra |
Brisbane |
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Large, expensive houses in cities of the island Pacific are likely to be: on the outskirts of Central Business Districts models of green development owned by expatriates and in gated communities Cooperatively owned because of traditional landholding patterns |
owned by expatriates and in gated communities |
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What city has overtaken Melbourne as home to a majority of Australian corporate headquarters? Sydney |
Sydney |
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Ozone levels in Sydney regularly exceed the 4-hour standard for ozone concentration on 21 days a year. Why? Car ownership is so ubiquitous Climate change has increased the number of sunny days Sydney has a huge manufacturing base Government regulations have lagged in effectiveness |
Car ownership is so ubiquitous |
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In Australia, the "tree change" phenomenon is drawing people away from big cities and toward areas that are: coastal and riverine |
wetter and cooler |
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What statement reflects the pattern of urban primacy in Australia? Each state of Australia is dominated by a primate city. Australia is dominated by one primate city. The rank‑size rule, rather than primacy, characterizes each state in Australia. |
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In Sydney, housing prices have more than doubled since the century began, resulting in: the large-scale movement of white Australians to the suburbs the concentration of lower-income groups in rental housing a decline in socio-spatial segregation more pressure for environmentally sustainable housing |
the concentration of lower-income groups in rental housing |
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What statement reflects the pattern of urban primacy in New Zealand? New Zealand offers an example of dual primacy The rank-size rule, rather than primacy, characterizes New Zealand New Zealand’s most populous city is also a clearly defined primate city The concept of the primate city helps us understand very little about New Zealand |
New Zealand’s most populous city is also a clearly defined primate city |
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Railroads were initially built in Australia to connect: each coastal city with its hinterland expanding suburbs with the job-providing core of each city the center of the continent with its coastal cities the coastal cities of the continent with each other |
each coastal city with its hinterland |
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Trends in the evolution of Sydney’s city center include: increase in secondary sector jobs increase in high-rise luxury dwellings loss of corporate headquarters abandonment and decline |
increase in high-rise luxury dwellings |
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The cities of what country on the following list are most likely to be most severely affected by global warming? Tonga |
Tonga |
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The process of deindustrialization hit Aotearoa/New Zealand in the late 20th century. Which one of the following correctly states an impact of deindustrialization on Auckland? Though manufacturing jobs declined, Auckland’s population declined even faster. Some manufacturing relocated to Auckland from other cities on North and South Islands. Job losses in manufacturing were worse in Auckland than in Wellington or Christchurch. Auckland’s saw its economy transition almost completely to the service sector. |
Some manufacturing relocated to Auckland from other cities on North and South Islands. |
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Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and therefore maintains a High Commission in Australia. In what city are all High Commissions located? Sydney |
Canberra |
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Located on the border between Queensland and New South Wales, it is Australia’s highest intensity high-rise tourist destination. What city is it? Brisbane |
Gold Coast |
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"A garden city built around a large lake, with a central focus on a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own." This statement describes: Auckland |
Canberra |
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The federal capital of Australia and the federal capital of the United Sates are similar in all of the following except: They were both located in light of national defense considerations They both originated as planned cities They are both located in federal districts of their own, not in any state They were both conceptualized shortly before or shortly after independence from Great Britain |
They were both located in light of national defense considerations |
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Which one of the following is not true of "green buildings" constructed as part of "green developments" such as Sydney’s Central Park? Wastewater used for cooling and landscape irrigation Require the regulatory cooperation of local and state governments Water harvested in rain-water collection tanks Segregated housing densities and land uses |
Segregated housing densities and land uses |
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Capital cities of Pacific Island nations (e.g., Suva) are generally characterized by all of the following except: strong tourist sectors |
strong tourist sectors |
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What city has overtaken Melbourne as home to a majority of Australian corporate headquarters? Adelaide |
Sydney |
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Auckland grew up around a harbor site. With reference to what other feature could the site of Auckland be described? as an island site |
as an isthmus site |
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"A garden city built around a large lake, with a central focus on a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own." This statement describes: Canberra |
Canberra |
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Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia are: cities of the southwest Pacific independent states of the southwest Pacific regions of the southwest Pacific colonial territories of the southwest Pacific |
regions of the southwest Pacific |
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The old Swan Brewery site in inner Perth was turned into a high-amenity development of theaters, restaurants, and offices. What made the redevelopment controversial? Potential ocean impacts predicted by Green Peace Old land deeds presented by the Maoris Protests by Aboriginal Australians A signature tower that was planned for the project |
Protests by Aboriginal Australians |
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Which one of the following is true of the aboriginal population of Aotearoa/New Zealand? Maoris face significant disadvantages in New Zealand’s cities. Maoris comprise the majority of the urban population in New Zealand. Maoris are but a tiny minority of New Zealand’s urban population. Maoris have inhabited New Zealand for almost 40,000 years. |
Maoris face significant disadvantages in New Zealand’s cities. |
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Gentrification and the New Urbanism are often criticized because they foster: high-density residential development decline in real estate values. social exclusion. environmental degradation |
social exclusion. |
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Which one of the following cities would not be classified as the capital of a Less Developed Country (LDC)? Wellington |
Wellington |
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What signature landscape is not correctly paired with the city where it is located? Kings Park = Perth The Sky Tower = Auckland Lake Walter Burley Griffin = Canberra The Harbour Bridge = Melbourne |
The Harbour Bridge = Melbourne |
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The displacement of young people and lower-paid workers from high cost-of-living areas in Australia is a problem if a city considers what to be important? environmental sustainability economic development social equity waterfront development |
waterfront development |
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Which one of the following is true of Sydney’s suburbs? Town houses are more common than single-family homes The greatest concentration of migrants is found in the suburbs Commuting is largely by rail and light rail New houses tend to be on the smaller side because birth rates are down |
The greatest concentration of migrants is found in the suburbs |
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The process of deindustrialization hit Aotearoa/New Zealand in the late 20th century. Which one of the following correctly states an impact of deindustrialization on Auckland? Though manufacturing jobs declined, Auckland’s population declined even faster. Auckland’s saw its economy transition almost completely to the service sector. Some manufacturing relocated to Auckland from other cities on North and South Islands. Job losses in manufacturing were worse in Auckland than in Wellington or Christchurch. |
Some manufacturing relocated to Auckland from other cities on North and South Islands. |
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The largest cities in the small island countries of the southwest Pacific generally began as: whaling ports indigenous agricultural settlements colonial trading ports religious pilgrimage sites |
colonial trading ports |
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Permitting midnight and prayers and extending hours for worship engendered conflict in Sydney’s Baulkham Hills district when: Christian residents wanted to expand their place of worship Buddhist residents wanted to expand their place of worship Muslim residents wanted to expand their place of worship Jewish residents wanted to expand their place of worship |
Muslim residents wanted to expand their place of worship |
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Which one of the following is a category of "disadvantaged places" within metropolitan Australia? new economy localities |
peri-urban localities |
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An Australian state capital began as a penal colony of the British in 1788, served as a sealing and whaling port in the 19th century, and became a "gateway to Antarctica" in the 20th century. What city is it? Hobart |
Hobart |
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Which one of the following has been an impediment to urban development in most island states of the southwest Pacific? Few people have automobiles The principles of market capitalism are completely lacking Socialist regimes discourage the growth of cities Land is held as a communal resource by traditional owners |
Land is held as a communal resource by traditional owners |
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Auckland grew up around a harbor site. With reference to what other feature could the site of Auckland be described? as an island site |
as an isthmus site |
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In Australia, the "sea change" phenomenon is drawing people away from big cities and toward:
small coastal towns |
small coastal towns |
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The earliest European settlements in Australia began as: |
penal colonies |
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What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of South America? New York |
São Paulo |
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With 38 million people, what urban area will remain the world’s most populous at least through 2050? Delhi |
Tokyo |
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Given the cities on the following list, what is the ratio of cities with high network connectivity to cities with low network connectivity? Boston / Kinshasa / London / Pyongyang / Seoul 4 to 1 |
3 to 2 |
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What is the name of the technology that integrates vast data bases with georeferenced data in order to design, plan, and manage urban environments? Global Positioning Systems Satellite Imaging Systems Geographic Information Systems Research and Development Systems |
Geographic Information Systems |
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What two regions will account for an ever increasing number of the world’s megacities? South Asia and South America South Asia and Southeast Asia East Asia and South Asia East Asia and Southeast Asia |
East Asia and South Asia |
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High fertility rates are a major influence on population growth and decline. In which one of the following countries would high fertility rates contribute the most to urban population increase? India |
India |
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Among the following, what is the best example of an issue which might prompt New York City to look to London for leadership rather than to either the State of New York or the federal government in Washington? criminal justice issues related to prisons traffic management and congestion tolling maximizing voter participation rates health insurance for the uninsured |
traffic management and congestion tolling |
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Which one of the following describes an urban economic base that could be classified as a K-economy? steel manufacturing, plus fabrication textiles, plus the apparel industry container port, plus a naval base medical research and development, plus health care services |
medical research and development, plus health care services |
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Metropolitan decentralization is associated with: CBD decline |
CBD decline |
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Ho Chi Minh City is likely to face more frequent, heavier rains, bigger storm surges, and more tropical storms. Why? Volcanic eruptions on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which pump more particulates into the air. Climate change, which is being moderated through restoration of Vietnam’s forests. Atmospheric interventions, which include cloud seeding and rain harvesting. Global warming, which is expressed as higher temperatures over the adjacent South China Sea. |
Global warming, which is expressed as higher temperatures over the adjacent South China Sea. |
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Of the following, which one has had the greatest impact on time-space compression? new communication technologies new manufacturing technologies new geographic technologies new business technologies |
new communication technologies |
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If a make-shift settlement develops on land and if the people who build there have no title to the land, then the settlement is called a: squatter settlement |
squatter settlement |
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The Internet creates new opportunities for lower-ranking cites in the urban hierarchy to compete in niche markets. Which one of the following provides an example of this principle? The feature film industry of Los Angeles, California The fashion industry of Milan, Italy The financial services industry of London, England The musical recording industry of Brandon, Manitoba |
The musical recording industry of Brandon, Manitoba |
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Norfolk, located in coastal Virginia, has been targeted as especially vulnerable to sea level rise. What other factor increases the city’s vulnerability? deindustrialization the presence of underwater tunnels the land is sinking its location on an island |
the land is sinking |
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Looking towards the future of world urban development, cities of the Global South will: have a declining proportion of the world’s largest cities attract immigrant labor from nearby countries have the highest urban growth rates become less divided by income gaps and social differences |
have the highest urban growth rates |
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The Mercer Eco-City Index places three U.S. cities on the list of the twenty most environmentally sustainable cities. What U.S. city was not on that list? Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Houston, Texas |
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Both "Boomers" and "Millennials" are fueling the revitalization of central cities in the United States. Which one of the following reasons for this applies to the Boomers but not the Millennials? anticipation of frequent job switching empty nest syndrome remaining childless buying homes later or not at all |
empty nest syndrome |
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According to the World Bank: more than half of Africa’s urban resident do not have access to proper sanitation all of Africa’s urban residents have access to proper sanitation only 10 percent of Africa’s urban residents do not have access to proper sanitation 90 percent of Africa’s urban residents to not have access to proper sanitation |
more than half of Africa’s urban resident do not have access to proper sanitation |
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In cities of the Global South, all of the following factors work to push people out of rural areas and into cities with the exception of: traditionally large families. |
rural industrialization. |
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Which one of the following cities is least vulnerable to sea level rise? |
Paris |
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Urban gardening: threatens the sustainability of urban areas has little influence on the creation of urban jobs helps reduce the urban heat island effect increases the energy used in moving food from producer to consumer |
helps reduce the urban heat island effect |
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Every city has an auditory signature of its own. Which one of the following would not contribute to its auditory signature? cacophony pronunciation of local place names business signs on buildings new music |
business signs on buildings |
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The Mercer Quality of Life Index found that what cities have the highest quality of life in the world? Vienna, Zurich, Auckland |
Vienna, Zurich, Auckland |
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What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of North America? Mexico City |
Sao Paulo |
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What percent of the world’s population now lives in urban areas? just over 70% |
just over 50% |
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In the knowledge economies of the 21st century, what is the most important item of trade? information |
information |
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Its population now stands at 8.5 million, larger than at any previous point in its history including its former high point, which was hit right before World War II. What city has bucked the decentralization trend more than any other large European city? London |
London |
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In what year did the United States reach the urban‑majority mark? 1900 |
1920 |
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What urban region of the future was predicted by Constantinos Doxiadis? megalopolis |
ecumenopolis |
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With respect to city populations, rapid growth is to negative growth as: South American cities are to East Asian cities European cities are to Russian cities South Asian cities are to South American cities African cities are to Russian cities |
African cities are to Russian cities |
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Which one of the following factors will contribute the most to the growth of metropolitan areas in developed countries? rural-to-urban migration international migration positive rates of natural increase in population circular migration |
international migration |
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In terms of public opinion and voting, urban populations are: more socialist than rural populations more progressive than rural populations more libertarian than rural populations more conservative than rural populations |
more progressive than rural populations |
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Pittsburgh was once the heart of the U.S. steel industry. What industries now form a significant part of Pittsburgh’s economic base? engineering and medical research |
engineering and medical research |
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Even in cities that are included in global networks, circumstances may exclude individuals and groups from having access to globalization’s positive benefits. Who might be excluded? a young man who is literate in Thai only all of the above a student who cannot afford a cell phone or computer a young woman who feels uncomfortable in an Internet café |
all of the above |
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