URBS 310 - Growth and Development of Cities » Spring 2021 » Week 2 Quiz

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Question #1
According to Kingsley Davis, living crowded together in towns and cities
A.   is something that is relatively new in human history
B.   is something that is relatively new in human history and started about 2,000 years ago
C.   has existed for thousands of years
D.   started about 2,000 years ago
Question #2
According to Kingsley Davis, urbanization is a __________________ process
A.   slow
B.   finite
C.   unending
D.   none of the above, has existed for thousands of years
Question #3
According to Kinglsey Davis, the typical cycle of urbanization can be represented by a curve in the shape of an attenuated
A.   X
B.   P
C.   S
D.   J
Question #4
According to Kingsley Davis, the majority of population growth of cities during the 20th century came primarily from
A.   rural-urban migration
B.   high birth rates in cities
C.   population growth in general
D.   high birth rates in cities, rural-urban migration and population growth in general
Question #5
World population hit 1 billion in the year
A.   500
B.   1250
C.   2000
D.   1800
Question #6
According to Kingsley Davis, the majority of population growth of cities in less developed countries today comes primarily from
A.   rural-urban migration
B.   the high birth rate in cities
C.   population growth in general
D.   all of the above
Question #7
According to the article by Cilluffo, population growth in African is expected to decline between 2020 and 2100.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
As was discussed in my lecture, a “megacity” is defined as having a population of at least:
A.   1 million
B.   10 million
C.   5 million
D.   none of the above
Question #9
Which of the following best explains rapid population growth in the last two hundred years
A.   Exponential growth
B.   Government policy encourages families to have children
C.   Viagra
D.   No one really knows
Question #10
According to the article by Cilluffo, which of the following will characterize world population in coming decades
A.   Population growth is going to lead to mass starvation
B.   Population growth is going to lead to mass starvation, population growth will slow due to declining fertility rates and population will growth will continue in Europe and slow in China
C.   population will growth will continue in Europe and slow in China
D.   population growth will slow due to declining fertility rates

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