Human Geography (Malinowski), 1st Edition

Chapter 13: Urbanization and Urban Networks

Quiz



1.

By 1850 a majority of the world’s population lived in
A)British cities.
B)American cities.
C)Indian cities.
D)South American cities.
2.

According to the map of ancient city development, the earliest cities came about around
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A)5000 BC.
B)1000 BC.
C)AD 0.
D)2000 AD.
3.

The earliest cities emerged in Sumeria near which rivers?
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A)the Indus and the Ganges
B)the Irawaddy and the Chau Phraya
C)the Tigris and the Euphrates
D)the Blue and the White Nile
4.

Comparing a city developed as an agricultural center in a valley with one developed as the center of a widely spread empire emphasizes the quality of
A)site.
B)situation.
C)nobility.
D)absolute location.
5.

From 1800 to 1900 which British cities became the largest?
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A)Glasgow and Liverpool
B)Bradford and Nottingham
C)Dublin and Belfast
D)Paris and Lyon
6.

The chart comparing Europe and China in urbanization shows
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A)that Europe urbanized faster than China.
B)that their increases (as displayed here) were in total percent urban.
C)Europe shown with a red line and China with a blue line.
D)all of the above.
7.

One hundred and seventy-five years after onset of urbanization, which region or country had urbanized the most?
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A)China
B)the U.K.
C)the U.S.
D)Japan
8.

In an era of Internet, eBay, Amazon, and virtual commerce on the computer, which is still currently true regarding cities?
A)globally cities have stopped growing
B)people are still moving from countryside to city
C)population growth generally has started to focus on rural areas
D)all of the above
9.

Europe was the first world region to urbanize
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A)and all of its countries have very high percentages of urban population.
B)but it is not as highly urbanized as Africa.
C)but it has several countries with significant rural populations.
D)all of the above.
10.

Since cities like Paris in France, Mexico City in Mexico, or Bangkok in Thailand are the largest cities in their countries and most representative of the national culture, we call them
A)capital cities.
B)primate cities.
C)cities in an even hierarchy.
D)service centers.
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