Deck 3: Development of North American Cities

Question 1

The North's victory in the Civil War announced

A) a return to a more rural lifestyle.
B) the dominance of Jefferson's ideas about cities.
C) an explosion of urban industrial growth.
D) the dominance of early settlers.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The technological advances that promoted the growth of the "great metropolis" include all EXCEPT which of the following?

A) the use of iron and steel in construction
B) the elevator
C) electric street trolleys
D) the telephone

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which demographic trends contributed to the increase in urban population?

A) depopulation of rural area
B) lower fertility rates in cities
C) immigration from abroad
D) migration from states

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The original United States settlers

A) came to the United States to reproduce European cities.
B) saw cities as corrupting the good life.
C) had great faith in the potential of cities for creating a better life.
D) prefer the urban to the rural lifestyle.

Question 5

By the late 1760s, the 13 American colonies had at least major cities.

A) 3
B) 6
C) 9
D) 12

Question 6

Between 1870 and 1920, cities grew

A) mostly upwards.
B) mostly outwards.
C) both upwards and outwards.
D) at a slower rate than during the previous 50 years.

Question 7

The industrialization of the city during the late 1800s

A) benefited the great majority of the population.
B) improved infrastructure.
C) increased the profits of property owners.
D) improved health conditions.

Question 8

Politically speaking, the era of the "great metropolis" corresponds to

A) increasing pressures on city officials to represent people's interests.
B) a curbing of corruption.
C) a large increase in federal funding allocated to cities.
D) a period of great tolerance towards immigrants.

Question 9

Between 1870 and 1920, the number of immigrants who arrived in the United States totaled

A) 5 million.
B) 15 million.
C) 20 million.
D) 30 million.

Question 10

The period since 1950 has been characterized by

A) an lowered number of people converging to the central city.
B) people moving to areas surrounding the city itself.
C) a decentralization of production.
D) an adjustment toward internationalization.

Question 11

A "megalopolis"

A) is a concept created by the Census Bureau.
B) is a city and its surrounding areas.
C) is a continuous urban region created by the sprawling of many independent cities.
D) is reflected in the concept of SMSA (Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area).

Question 12

The growth of Baltimore was promoted by the:

A) Erie Canal.
B) International Road.
C) large shipbuilding industry.
D) growing farming community.

Question 13

The cities of North America have an urban history that spans centuries.

A) 21
B) 11
C) 5
D) 4

Question 14

At the beginning of the Revolutionary War,

A) urban settlements were demolished throughout the West.
B) urban settlements were concentrated on the East Coast.
C) there were few connections from the new territories to the Atlantic.
D) there were few new Atlantic cities with ties to the West.

Question 15

The first European settlements in North America were founded in the early century.

A) 17th
B) 18th
C) 19th
D) 20th

Question 16

The early cities in the United States were characterized by having a small size as well as

A) modern amenities.
B) a Roman appearance.
C) a lack of regular street patterns.
D) infrastructure issues.

Question 17

The urban growth of the early 19th century was primarily due to

A) massive migration from the South.
B) the expansion of trade networks.
C) political intervention.
D) public investment.

Question 18

By the end of the 1920s, which U.S. urban areas had the largest concentrated Black populations in the world?

A) Chicago's South Side
B) Philadelphia's Central District
C) New York's Queens
D) Detroit's Motown Borough

Question 19

The American Revolution

A) was mostly a rural revolution.
B) was a city-instigated war.
C) ended slavery in the United States.
D) had no clear economic implications.

Question 20

During the early 1900s, the word tenement had come to symbolize

A) an airless, congested slum dwelling.
B) an exurbanized, underdeveloped area.
C) a form of suburban development.
D) empty houses in rural communities.

Question 21

The BosWash megalopolis remains a prominent urban region in the United States because

A) it holds 20% of the nation's wealth.
B) it has low energy costs.
C) it is home to twenty percent of Americans.
D) it has a low population growth.

Question 22

In 2013, tourism in New York City soared to a record-breaking million visitors.

A) 17.6
B) 20.3
C) 37.5
D) 54.3

Question 23

In the decades following the Civil War, migration to cities was slightly reduced.

Question 24

By 1920, the United States had become a predominantly urban nation.

Question 25

The American Revolution unfolded in cities.

Question 26

Edward Banfield argues that

A) cities are doomed to disappear.
B) cities have too many economic advantages to experience declines for long periods.
C) government intervention is necessary to promote urban revitalization.
D) people and businesses will continue to move out of central cities.

Question 27

Business Improvement Districts

A) have had very limited success in improving life conditions in New York.
B) are government institutions formed by federal committees.
C) provide services typically provided by city governments.
D) are set up to make city life more difficult.

Question 28

New York's famous skyscrapers, the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, and Rockefeller Center opened

A) at the turn of the century.
B) in the mid-1800s.
C) around 1930.
D) just before World War I.

Question 29

By 1800, the population of New York

A) was about 60,000.
B) almost reached 200,000.
C) was still below 25,000.
D) had grown to 100,000.

Question 30

Colonial cities were planned as export centers for raw material going to Europe.

Question 31

The postindustrial era is characterized by

A) equally distributed urban growth.
B) dual labor markets in cities.
C) an increase in the jobs available for poor central city residents.
D) lower rents in gentrified neighborhoods.

Question 32

From its inception, the city of Boston was built with hard-surfaced streets.

Question 33

Philadelphia was the first capital of the United States.

Question 34

Jefferson viewed great cities as destructive of morals and health.

Question 35

Migration to U.S. cities from abroad was larger than migration from U.S. rural areas.

Question 36

By the end of the Revolutionary War, the U.S. territory extended roughly to the Mississippi River.

Question 37

The current revitalization of cities is due primarily to the desire of young professionals to live in an urban setting. Another factor is

A) a reduction in office buildings.
B) the stability of cities.
C) growing white-collar businesses.
D) growing environmental awareness.

Question 38

Problems in the Sunbelt cities include

A) low energy costs.
B) costly infrastructure systems.
C) water systems failing.
D) high crime rates.

Question 39

Until the 18th century, no city in North America had more than 10,000 inhabitants.

Question 40

Urban growth in the early 19th century was promoted by the search for economic gain.

Question 41

New York doubled its population between 1870 and 1930.

Question 42

Between 1920 and 1929, more than 600,000 African Americans migrated from the South to the North.

Question 43

In 2012, one in five New York City residents were poor.

Question 44

High-tech industries prefer central city locations.

Question 45

As industries and the white middle class moved out of the central city, the latter lost a large share of its tax base.

Question 46

The elected Council of Metropolitan Toronto is a form of governance similar to that of the County governments in the United States.

Question 47

During the late 19th and early 20th century, many U.S. cities grew through annexation.

Question 48

As of 2014, the Census Bureau recognized 381 MSAs within the United States.

Question 49

About half of the labor force in New York City works in postindustrial jobs.

Question 50

One in five Americans lives in the "BosWash megalopolis."

Question 51

By 1910, more than one-third of the inhabitants of the eight largest U.S. cities were immigrants.

Question 52

Building techniques using steel played an important role in promoting the decentralization of the urban area.

Question 53

Today, the South Bronx in New York City fits the image portrayed in the film, Fort Apache, the Bronx.