Classroom Response System Questions Chapter 9: Urban Geography

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1) Urban geographers study a) cities spatially 1) Urban geographers study a) cities spatially. b) the forms of cities around the world. c) the role of people in building and shaping cities. d) the changed in cities over space and time. e) all of the above.

2) This map (Fig 9. 3) indicates that a) most Europeans live in cities 2) This map (Fig 9.3) indicates that a) most Europeans live in cities. b) the vast majority of Africans live in cities. c) 90% of Chinese live on farms. d) 95% of Americans live in cities. e) North America is the least urbanized continent on Earth.

3) This map (Fig. 9.6) indicates that a) two of the six hearths of urbanization were in South America. b) two of the six hearth of urbanization were in Africa. c) three of the six heaths of urbanization were in Asia. d) cities began in Europe. e) cities began in central Africa.

4) This map (Fig. 9.9) shows a) the Maya domain to be much smaller than the Aztec domain. b) the Maya domain located in modern day Florida. c) the Maya domain located in the Yucatan Peninsula and the Guatemala Highlands. d) the Aztec domain located in present day Panama. e) the Aztec domain located primarily along the Pacific Coast.

5) This map (Fig. 9.12) suggests that a) the Romans enclosed their entire territory with walls. b) the Romans established cities to protect their borders. c) the Romans enslaved nations from Spain to Armenia in order to control Mediterranean trade. d) the Romans established a system of cities linked by a network of land and sea routes. e) the Romans occupied all of the Arabian Peninsula.

6) This map (Fig. 9.17) suggests that in 1914 a) Balkan states were well connected by railroads. b) Ireland was heavily industrialized. c) Southern Italy had developed coal mines to support industrialization. d) Portugal was not industrialized. e) France had no domestic sources of iron ore.

7) This map (Fig. 9.19) indicates that a) El Paso’s influence extends to California. b) Boston has no influence outside of Massachusetts. c) Denver is the only influential city in Colorado. d) Wyoming has no influential cities. e) Grand Forks is the only influential city in North Dakota.

8) Tysons Corner, Virginia (Fig. 9 8) Tysons Corner, Virginia (Fig. 9.23) is an example of a) the concentric zone model. b) the urban hierarchy model of development. c) an edge city. d) a megacity. e) a commercial port.

9) This photograph of downtown Ft. Worth (Fig. 9 9) This photograph of downtown Ft. Worth (Fig. 9.34) illustrates the effects of a) urban sprawl. b) suburbanization. c) gentrification. d) redlining. e) blockbusting.

10) This table (Table 9.1) suggests that urban sprawl in the United States a) is primarily a west-coast phenomenon. b) is common in Montana. c) is less common in the Great Plains. d) is limited to cities in Florida. e) is limited to cities along the East Coast.

11) This map (Fig. 9.42) indicates that a) Paris and New York are the most important commercial cities on Earth. b) New York and London are “Beta” cities. c) Houston and Mexico City provide similar producer services. d) Tokyo, Singapore, and New York provide similar producer services. e) The only megacity in Africa is Johannesburg.