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| The 1968 Fair Housing Act __________. |
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| declared racial covenants illegal |
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| Which of the following statements about urban sprawl is true? |
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| 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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| Public housing erected in the 1930s was designed for the jobless-poor. |
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| The term smart growth covers a variety of efforts to shape growth so sprawl is limited. |
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| Regarding growth control, the text claims that, to date, __________. |
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| 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? |
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| residents first ring suburbs on the city edge |
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| In the United States, public housing programs __________. |
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| originally were designed to house only those too poor to obtain decent and safe housing |
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| Public housing during the 1930s __________. |
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| 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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| Over the last 50 years mobility in the U.S. has |
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| With regard to mixed-income housing projects, the text concludes that __________. |
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| 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 __________. |
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| involves a limited number of homes |
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| Public housing in America is an expression of __________. |
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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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| The following is true of housing in the U.S.: |
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| 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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| One of the primary goals of urban renewal programs in the U.S. was to change neighborhoods by building housing for the __________. |
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| 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. |
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| The British decision to have the government build new towns came largely as a consequence of __________. |
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| Ebenezer Howard built 34 new towns in Britain prior to the onset of World War II. |
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| Gridiron patterned cities are typical of __________. |
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| Canadian and U.S. western cities |
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| __________ influenced public architecture in the U.S. for the first half of the 20thcentury |
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| The World Columbian Exposition of 1893 |
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| In both Sweden and the Netherlands, much urban land is publicly owned. |
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| During the 19th century, in the U.S. __________. |
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| 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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| The city most closely associated with the birth of the “city beautiful” movement is __________. |
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| The Chicago Plan of 1909 __________. |
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| 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. |
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| Current housing programs in Western Europe __________. |
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| 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? |
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| Renaissance cities were often designed in the shape of a star. The reason for this was __________. |
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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? |
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| According to the text, the primary difference between garden cities and new towns is that __________. |
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| 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. |
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| The new communities with all their traditional charm are only a niche market for affluent home buyers. |
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| The “city beautiful” movement in the U.S. is most closely identified with __________ |
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| Which of the following was the only planned community that remained successful? |
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| Which of the following approaches argues that LDC countries will follow the western model of urban development? |
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| the ecology-modernization approach |
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| In the year 2015, the world's largest city will be__________. |
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| All of the following are problems faced by LDCs, except __________. |
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| the percentage of dependent elderly is large and rapidly growing |
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| The following is true of LDCs: __________. |
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| the number of persons in urban shanty towns doubles every 5 to 7 years |
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| According to the text, which of the following is most commonly found in squatter settlements? |
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| Most primate cities __________ |
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| are today mostly export oriented |
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| According to the text, most LDC cities were founded __________. |
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| as colonial trade and administrative centers |
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| Primate cities characteristically __________. |
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| began by being primarily export-oriented and administrative centers |
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| According to the text, industrialization played __________ role in the development of Indian cities. |
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| Under which of the following communist initiatives in China did as many as 25 million Chinese youths “volunteer” to resettle permanently in rural villages? |
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| The Cultural Revolution of 1966-76 |
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| Which of the following “Special Economic Zones” in China has experienced the greatest amount of prosperity? |
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| A major problem in Shanghai is __________. |
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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? |
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| According to the text, the overall level of urbanization in Asian cities is __________. |
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| According to the text, _________ is, by far, the most urbanized of the large nations of Asia. |
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| For the poor, a location near work is much more important than the quality of shelter. |
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| According to the text, in LDCs, the requirements of the primate city heavily determine the infrastructure of the entire nation. |
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| India, today, is approximately 45 percent urban |
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| The U.S. Census Bureau forecasts that China’s population will reach 3 billion people in 2015 and then level off. |
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| Shanghai is considered one of China’s “clean” cities with levels of pollution that have decreased significantly in recent years. |
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| Everyone acknowledges that Africa faces serious challenges and problems. According to the text the most serious of these is ____________. |
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| Economically, sub-Sahara Africa __________. |
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| is generally in poor shape with a few exceptions |
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| Sub-Sahara Africa __________. |
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| has experienced a decline in the life expectancy of its population |
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| Substantial indigenous African cities emerged during the Ghana, Mali and Songhay empires of West Africa between __________. |
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| Which of the following is among the characteristics that differentiate between urban growth in Africa and that in the West? |
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| In Africa, rural overpopulation is more important in pushing people to the cities. |
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| The majority of urban inhabitants of Latin American cities are__________. |
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| The City Study revealed that the very poor newcomers to the city __________. |
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| showed economic rationality |
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| The Western urban pattern today is __________. |
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| According to the text, the “death of the city” prophesies of the 1970s and 1980s for U.S. cities __________. |
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| generally are false as many cities have demonstrated prosperity |
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| Which of the following strategies for urban planning and problem solving reflects the philosophy that the system, itself, needs some modifications? |
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| 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 __________. |
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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? |
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| Which of the following is a planned capitol city ? |
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| According to the text, the fastest growing of the below large cities in the U.S. is __________. |
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| The text advocates __________. |
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| planning schemes of the middle range |
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| 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. |
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| Half of Mexico’s workforce is in the informal sector. |
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| Over one half of all Mexico City’s inhabitants live in slums or squatter settlements. |
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| The Los Angeles School of urban theory argues that Southern California is a unique case. |
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| Paolo Soleri has constructed a highly successful prototype of his planned city in Arizona. |
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