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Palen Ch 12 Quiz Questions
Stock Quiz Questions from The Urban World Palen 9th ED Ch 12
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Sociology
Undergraduate 4
04/30/2012

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The 1968 Fair Housing Act __________.
Definition
declared racial covenants illegal
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Which of the following statements about urban sprawl is true?
Definition
Urban sprawl occurs in metro areas that are losing overall population as well as in those that are experiencing population gains.
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The federal housing built during the 1930s __________.
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were generally successful
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Financing for new homes in the U. S. today is private with no involvement by the federal government in any way.
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False
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Public housing erected in the 1930s was designed for the jobless-poor.
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FALSE
Term
The term smart growth covers a variety of efforts to shape growth so sprawl is limited.
Definition
TRUE
Term
Regarding growth control, the text claims that, to date, __________.
Definition
only a limited number of environmentally active communities have actually tried to stop growth
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According to the text, although sprawl creates hardships for all, which of the following appears to be suffering the most from its consequences?
Definition
residents first ring suburbs on the city edge
Term
In the United States, public housing programs __________.
Definition
originally were designed to house only those too poor to obtain decent and safe housing
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Public housing during the 1930s __________.
Definition
was specifically designed for working class people with jobs
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According to the text, HOPE VI projects partially are based on the work of sociologist, __________.
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William Julius Wilson
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Over the last 50 years mobility in the U.S. has
Definition
decreased
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With regard to mixed-income housing projects, the text concludes that __________.
Definition
results appear to be encouraging, but because mixed-income housing programs are very new, more time is needed to tell just how effective they have been
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Urban homesteading __________.
Definition
involves a limited number of homes
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Public housing in America is an expression of __________.
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Neo-Marxism
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The text suggests that urban homesteading __________.
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has great emotional appeal but major practical limitations
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Most smart growth legislation has been passed since 2007.
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FALSE
Term
The following is true of housing in the U.S.:
Definition
renters constitute only 33 percent of all households.
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Two-thirds of the increase in housing stock of the last two decades occurred in the sunbelt.
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TRUE
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One of the primary goals of urban renewal programs in the U.S. was to change neighborhoods by building housing for the __________.
Definition
upper or middle income level
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In 1593, __________ built a small city, Palma Nova, in the shape of a nine-pointed star.
Definition
Vicenzo Scamozzi
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The British decision to have the government build new towns came largely as a consequence of __________.
Definition
World War II
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Ebenezer Howard built 34 new towns in Britain prior to the onset of World War II.
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False
Term
Gridiron patterned cities are typical of __________.
Definition
Canadian and U.S. western cities
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__________ influenced public architecture in the U.S. for the first half of the 20thcentury
Definition
The World Columbian Exposition of 1893
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In both Sweden and the Netherlands, much urban land is publicly owned.
Definition
TRUE
Term
During the 19th century, in the U.S. __________.
Definition
new towns and settlements rapidly multiplied
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By the time that World War II had started, Howard had built __________ garden cities in England.
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2
Term
The city most closely associated with the birth of the “city beautiful” movement is __________.
Definition
Chicago
Term
The Chicago Plan of 1909 __________.
Definition
included a network of city parks
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Urban planning became more socially responsive to the needs of less favored urban populations as a result of the urban riots and social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s.
Definition
True
Term
Current housing programs in Western Europe __________.
Definition
are emphasizing private market housing more
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Which of the following does “neo-traditional” or “new urbanism” use as its model for designing communities?
Definition
the research park
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Renaissance cities were often designed in the shape of a star. The reason for this was __________.
Definition
military defense
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The text suggests that the rectangular grid was least appropriate for which of the following cities due to the nature of its terrain?
Definition
San Francisco
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According to the text, the primary difference between garden cities and new towns is that __________.
Definition
garden cities have a “rural” flavor while new towns are more “urban”
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The “city beautiful” movement is most evident in the neo-classical design of public buildings in cities across the United States.
Definition
TRUE
Term
The new communities with all their traditional charm are only a niche market for affluent home buyers.
Definition
FALSE
Term
The “city beautiful” movement in the U.S. is most closely identified with __________
Definition
Pierre L'Enfant
Term
Which of the following was the only planned community that remained successful?
Definition
Salt Lake City, Utah
Term
Which of the following approaches argues that LDC countries will follow the western model of urban development?
Definition
the ecology-modernization approach
Term
In the year 2015, the world's largest city will be__________.
Definition
Mumbai (Greater Bombay)
Term
All of the following are problems faced by LDCs, except __________.
Definition
the percentage of dependent elderly is large and rapidly growing
Term
The following is true of LDCs: __________.
Definition
the number of persons in urban shanty towns doubles every 5 to 7 years
Term
According to the text, which of the following is most commonly found in squatter settlements?
Definition
electricity
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Most primate cities __________
Definition
are today mostly export oriented
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According to the text, most LDC cities were founded __________.
Definition
as colonial trade and administrative centers
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Primate cities characteristically __________.
Definition
began by being primarily export-oriented and administrative centers
Term
According to the text, industrialization played __________ role in the development of Indian cities.
Definition
only a limited
Term
Under which of the following communist initiatives in China did as many as 25 million Chinese youths “volunteer” to resettle permanently in rural villages?
Definition
The Cultural Revolution of 1966-76
Term
Which of the following “Special Economic Zones” in China has experienced the greatest amount of prosperity?
Definition
the southern zones
Term
A major problem in Shanghai is __________.
Definition
pollution
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Which of the following cities most closely displays patterns of modern urbanization and industrialization that most closely resemble those of the West?
Definition
Tokyo
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According to the text, the overall level of urbanization in Asian cities is __________.
Definition
low at 38 percent
Term
According to the text, _________ is, by far, the most urbanized of the large nations of Asia.
Definition
Japan
Term
For the poor, a location near work is much more important than the quality of shelter.
Definition
TRUE
Term
According to the text, in LDCs, the requirements of the primate city heavily determine the infrastructure of the entire nation.
Definition
TRUE
Term
India, today, is approximately 45 percent urban
Definition
FALSE
Term
The U.S. Census Bureau forecasts that China’s population will reach 3 billion people in 2015 and then level off.
Definition
True
Term
Shanghai is considered one of China’s “clean” cities with levels of pollution that have decreased significantly in recent years.
Definition
FALSE
Term
Everyone acknowledges that Africa faces serious challenges and problems. According to the text the most serious of these is ____________.
Definition
AIDS
Term
Economically, sub-Sahara Africa __________.
Definition
is generally in poor shape with a few exceptions
Term
Sub-Sahara Africa __________.
Definition
has experienced a decline in the life expectancy of its population
Term
Substantial indigenous African cities emerged during the Ghana, Mali and Songhay empires of West Africa between __________.
Definition
1000 A.D. and 1500 A.D.
Term
Which of the following is among the characteristics that differentiate between urban growth in Africa and that in the West?
Definition
In Africa, rural overpopulation is more important in pushing people to the cities.
Term
The majority of urban inhabitants of Latin American cities are__________.
Definition
not of working age (18)
Term
The City Study revealed that the very poor newcomers to the city __________.
Definition
showed economic rationality
Term
The Western urban pattern today is __________.
Definition
de-concentration
Term
According to the text, the “death of the city” prophesies of the 1970s and 1980s for U.S. cities __________.
Definition
generally are false as many cities have demonstrated prosperity
Term
Which of the following strategies for urban planning and problem solving reflects the philosophy that the system, itself, needs some modifications?
Definition
reform
Term
According to the text, the strategy for urban planning and problem solving, which suggests that problems can be solved by adopting better leadership and administrators, is referred to as __________.
Definition
conventional
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Which version of urban utopia proposed cities where each inhabitant would be allotted at least one acre of land to farm?
Definition
Broadacre City
Term
Which of the following is a planned capitol city ?
Definition
Canberra, Australia
Term
According to the text, the fastest growing of the below large cities in the U.S. is __________.
Definition
Las Vegas
Term
The text advocates __________.
Definition
planning schemes of the middle range
Term
Air pollution in Mexico City is so bad that just living in the city and breathing its contaminated air produces the same health damage as smoking two packs of cigarettes a day.
Definition
True
Term
Half of Mexico’s workforce is in the informal sector.
Definition
True
Term
Over one half of all Mexico City’s inhabitants live in slums or squatter settlements.
Definition
False
Term
The Los Angeles School of urban theory argues that Southern California is a unique case.
Definition
False
Term
Paolo Soleri has constructed a highly successful prototype of his planned city in Arizona.
Definition
False
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