URBS 150 - Discover the City » Spring 2023 » Week 2 Quiz

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Question #1
According to Kingsley Davis, living crowded together in towns and cities
A.   started about 2,00 years ago
B.   is something that is relatively new in human history
C.   has existed for thousands of years
D.   all of these
Question #2
According to Kingsley Davis, urbanization is a __________________ process
A.   slow
B.   unending
C.   finite
D.   none of the above
Question #3
According to Kinglsey Davis, the typical cycle of urbanization can be represented by a curve in the shape of an attenuated
A.   J
B.   P
C.   S
D.   X
Question #4
According to Kingsley Davis, population growth of cities during the 20th century came primarily from rural-urban migration
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
World population hit 1 billion in the year
A.   500
B.   2000
C.   1800
D.   1250
Question #6
According to the article by Atkinson, by 2050 ____ percent of the world's population will live in cities.
A.   90
B.   66
C.   35
D.   50
Question #7
According to Atkinson, the largest city in the world is:
A.   Delhi
B.   Tokyo
C.   London
D.   Mumbai
Question #8
As we discussed in class, how many people are used to define a “megacity”?
A.   5 million
B.   10 million
C.   1 million
D.   none of these
Question #9
Which of the following best explains rapid population growth in the last two hundred years
A.   Government policy encourages families to have children
B.   Exponential growth
C.   Viagra
D.   No one really knows
Question #10
According to Atkinson, in 1990 there were 10 megacities, but now there are:
A.   20
B.   28
C.   15
D.   32
Question #11
By the year 2030, most of the world's population will be:
A.   none of these
B.   rural
C.   dead
D.   urban
Question #12
The majority of the world's population growth today is taking place in
A.   The less developed world
B.   The developed world
C.   The United States
Question #13
Which of the following is/are considered "mega-cities"
A.   Tokyo
B.   All of these
C.   New York
D.   Jakarta
Question #14
According to Atkinson, one of the strengths of Mumbai is:
A.   Political decisions are slow
B.   Economic growth is slowing
C.   Many people live in cheap slums
D.   Its location on the west coast of India
Question #15
The "population clock" that we looked at the second class meeting showed world population and the population of which country?
A.   all three of these countries
B.   Mexico
C.   Canada
D.   The United States

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