URBS 310 - Growth and Development of Cities » Fall 2019 » Exam 1

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Question #1
Which of the following demographic trends, if any, contributed to the population growth of U.S. cities?
A.   depopulation of rural areas
B.   higher fertility rates in cities
C.   Both higher fertility rates and immigration from abroad
D.   immigration from abroad
E.   none of the above
F.   all of the above
Question #2
According to Anthony Downs, which of the following is/are the reason for concentrated poverty in urban centers.
A.   exclusionary zoning raises local housing cost
B.   racial segregation
C.   housing quality standards is directly correlated with affordability index
D.   all of the above
Question #3
Under certain circumstances, local governments can utilize police power to take private property for a common good.  What is this police power called?
A.   the census data
B.   eminent domain
C.   land speculation
D.   industrialization
Question #4
The major forces that have contributed to the growth and development of cities are:
A.   demographic shifts
B.   economic and political achievements
C.   technological innovations
D.   all of the above
Question #5
Which of the following factors played a role in the development and growth of urban cities in the United States:
A.   development of transatlantic steam services and transportation system
B.   refugee migrations only
C.   increase in food production due to agricultural advances
D.   both increase in food production due to agricultural advances and development of transatlantic steam services and transportation system
E.   all of the above
Question #6
The City Beautiful movement was criticized because:
A.   both poverty and social inequality were not its concerns and it focused exclusively on beautification and physical design
B.   it focused exclusively on beautification and physical design
C.   poverty and social inequality were not its concerns
D.   it supported the poor
Question #7
Before mass transportation was created, ______ was the dominant structure of residential areas because people depended on their feet as the main source of transportation.
A.   the Walking City 
B.   a densely populated city 
C.   the Green Belt
D.   the suburb 
Question #8
Industrial revolution created the demand for which of the following:
A.   creation of bureaucratic organizations to support factories
B.   creation of housing for workers
C.   requirement for mass-labor
D.   none of the above
E.   all of the above
Question #9
When the U.S. Constitution became law in 1787, it granted Congress powers to tax, to borrow and coin money, to regulate commerce and the economy, and it prohibited states from creating their own money.  How did this contribute to industrialization within the U.S.?
A.   it took away the President’s power
B.   it bankrupted the rich
C.   it enhanced trade between states
D.   it prohibited states from building roads
Question #10
Why couldn’t there have been an industrial revolution without an agricultural revolution?
A.   rural workers increased their urban migration so there were fewer workers left to farm 
B.   city workers depended on agricultural goods
C.   both city workers depended on agricultural goods and rural workers increased their urban migration so there were fewer workers left to farm
D.   land was not fertile
Question #11
According to Coughlin, which, if any, of the themes listed below tend to dominate American political conflict in determining policy that affects lifestyle and the use of common resources?
A.   collectivist
B.   communitarian
C.   individualist
D.   socialist
E.   libertarian
F.   all of the above
Question #12
Diminishing contracts of the Atlantic slave trade by the 1820s led to the demise of the agricultural sector and the creation of industrial cities:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
Anthony Downs argues that one of the traits for suburban sprawl is high-density residential and commercial settlements.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
The evolution of mass transit was not important to urban expansion.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #15
According to Coughlin, the individualist tradition has tended to support policies that afford a more material and technology-assisted lifestyle.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #16
According to Anthony Downs, regional coordination and rationalization of land use planning and regional tax-base sharing are the only tactics to address suburban-sprawl issue.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #17
Home ownership in the United States is deeply interrelated to economic attainment and residential mobility.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #18
Urban infrastructure and urban services such as sewer systems and street cleaning were developed in growing cities due to public health concerns.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #19
Creation of sewer systems in the United States has contributed to the design and development of cities.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #20
In the western part of the United States, major cities were not founded until mid-1800.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #21
According to Levy’s comprehensive planning serves different goals. Economic goal is the relationship between the pattern of development and the fiscal situation of the community.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #22
Levy discusses eight styles of planning.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #23
According to Coughlin’s article, how people want to live with other people dictates various policy choices.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #24
Coughlin argues that traffic supply management strategy aims at changing the behavior of the individual by encouraging people to use public transit.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #25
According to Anthony Downs, there are six anti-sprawl tactics.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE

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