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Question #1
Whereas in the pre-Industrial cities of Europe and America, rubbish was viewed as a nuisance. However, in Industrial cities rubbish was a ______.
A.
Good thing
B.
Health risk
C.
lifestyle
D.
welcomed aspect of urbanism
Question #2
Which answer below best defines the term, "colonial proxy" as discussed in the lecture?
A.
Colonial powers gave up power for indigenous people.
B.
Colonial powers were able to overtake weaker governments with military power.
C.
Colonial powers already had ports and infrastructure around the world, making it easy to transition into the Industrial Revolution.
D.
Colonial cities were all safe, clean, and offered opportunity for everyone.
Question #3
Using Mike Davis's Planet of Slums chapter, please identify these numbers: The global countryside will begin to shrink after _____(year)_______. As a result, cities will account for all future world population growth, which is expected to peak at about ___(number)____ billion in ___(year)______.
A.
2025, 9, 2040
B.
2020, 10, 2050
C.
2020, 11, 2030
D.
none of these
Question #4
By the 1880s, this animal (discussed in the lecture) numbered 170,000 in New York City alone, each of which contributed to 20 lbs of poop to the streets, daily.
A.
The "Bronx Pig"
B.
Goats
C.
Horse
D.
Dogs
Question #5
According to the map of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, it may have been in full swing in 1840 in England, but what decade did the Industrial Revolution reach the Donbas?
A.
1850s
B.
1870s
C.
1860s
D.
1880s
Question #6
This 19th century economist/philosopher visited the factories in England only to find horrible conditions, child labor, and low pay resulting in a body of work that outlined the evils of capitalism:
A.
Emile Durkheim
B.
Karl Marx
C.
Sigmund Freud
D.
Adam Smith
Question #7
JRR Tolkien wrote "Lord of the Rings" in the late 1930s and early 1940s. According to the lecture, what was believed to have inspired him to create such destructive evil as Mordor?
A.
Industrialism wrecking his beloved English countryside
B.
His visit to a Boston factory in 1925
C.
His experiences growing up on the gritty streets of London
D.
The rise of Hitler and the start of WWII
Question #8
What were the "two results of traumatic industrial urbanism?"
A.
Low unemployment and higher per capita GDP
B.
High murder rates and increased illness
C.
Unhappy people and high cost of living
D.
Urban parks and Railroad residential towns (early form of suburban sprawl)
Question #9
According to the PLSS township model, what square were all schools to be placed, as towns were established?
A.
16
B.
31
C.
33
D.
23
Question #10
Hundreds of cities were established across the country using the PLSS 6X6 mile township model. However, not all would become thriving metropolitan areas like Kansas City, Albuquerque, and San Bernardino. What determined the success of these cities?
A.
They bribed the President of the United States
B.
They were "PLSS Plus" township models
C.
They had rivers
D.
Railroads chose them to be major stops
Question #11
What was the name of the largest public transportation system in any city in the world, right here in the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, between about 1903 - 1960?
A.
The Pacific Electric "Red Car"
B.
The LA Trolley
C.
The "Basin Train"
D.
The "Caboose" System
Question #12
Please match the "catalyst for rural to urban migration" with the proper definition. Industrial Revolution
A.
Millions of people, mostly retirement, moving to warmer states between Florida and California.
B.
The rise of heavy industry in the United States created a pull factor for millions to move to cities for work (1800-1960)
C.
A global conflict that ended, resulting in millions of young servicemen returning, starting families, and moving to the west coast cities of U.S.
Question #13
Please match the "catalyst for rural to urban migration" with the proper definition. World War II
A.
A global conflict that ended, resulting in millions of young servicemen returning, starting families, and moving to the west coast cities of U.S.
B.
Millions of people, mostly retirement, moving to warmer states between Florida and California.
C.
The rise of heavy industry in the United States created a pull factor for millions to move to cities for work (1800-1960)
Question #14
Please match the "catalyst for rural to urban migration" with the proper definition. Sunbelt Phenomenon
A.
A global conflict that ended, resulting in millions of young servicemen returning, starting families, and moving to the west coast cities of U.S.
B.
The rise of heavy industry in the United States created a pull factor for millions to move to cities for work (1800-1960)
C.
Millions of people, mostly retirement, moving to warmer states between Florida and California.
Question #15
What urban model theory did Denver rely on, as they expanded in the 1970s and 1980s?
A.
"Rocky Mountain" model
B.
Sector Model
C.
Multiple nuclei model
D.
Concentric model
Question #16
Least Cost Theory was used by industrializing cities, like Pittsburgh, because they had heavy industries that defined their growing city. There are Four (4) Factors of Least Cost Theory. Which does not belong? (from "whiteboard lecture"
A.
Proximity
B.
Productivity
C.
Agglomeration
D.
Labor (skilled/semi-skilled)
Question #17
Extra-regional conurbation creates "urban megaregions."
A.
True
B.
False
Question #18
Whereas conurbation is driven by economic incentives, sprawl is usually driven by ____________________________.
A.
transportation needs
B.
Residential needs
C.
Political reasons
D.
Racial issues
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