Deck 6: Urbanization in the Developed Nations

Question 1

When we compare urban space in the US to that in Europe and Japan, we see that patterns of regional sprawl are unique to US cities.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Neoliberal austerity policies in the Eurozone have had a particularly debilating impact in which countries?

A) BFFS - Belgium, France, Finland, and Switzerland
B) FABS - France, Austria, and Belgium
C) PIGS - Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain
D) The ELL - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following countries was the most urbanized in 2016, with the highest proportion of residents living in cities of 1 million or more people?

A) Greece
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) Sweden

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following countries was the most urbanized in 2016, with the highest proportion of residents living in cities of 1 million or more people?

A) France
B) Germany
C) Belgium
D) United Kingdom

Question 5

Among Eastern European countries, after the Russian Federation, which of the following countries was the most urbanized in 2016, with the highest proportion of residents living in cities of 1 million or more people?

A) Belarus
B) Bulgaria
C) Hungary
D) Poland

Question 6

Among Eastern European countries, which of the following countries was the least urbanized in 2016, with the lowest proportion of residents living in cities of 1 million or more people?

A) Belarus
B) Bulgaria
C) Hungary
D) Poland

Question 7

According to Table 6.2 in the text, which UK city (not metro region) had the highest population in 2016?

A) Manchester
B) Birmingham (West Midlands)
C) Liverpool
D) Newcastle

Question 8

Which of the following countries was noted in the chapter for leading the way in surveillance of the urban population using closed circuit television?

A) The United Kingdom
B) France
C) Belarus
D) Poland

Question 9

What has been the result of the Sud-Nord Gefalle (south-north cleavage) in Germany?

A) Older, northern industrial cities such as Bremen and Hamburg have gained affluence, while southern towns such as Munich and Frankfurt have struggled
B) Older, northern industrial cities such as Bremen and Hamburg have been hardest hit by restructuring, while southern towns such as Munich and Frankfurt have become affluent
C) Older, northern industrial cities such as Bremen and Hamburg have become tourist destinations, while southern cities including Munich and Frankfurt attract financial investment
D) Older, northern industrial cities such as Bremen and Hamburg have attracted global financial investment, while southern cities including Munich and Frankfurt attract tourists

Question 10

In comparing Japanese cities to the US and Europe, which of the following descriptions apply?

A) Japanese cities have not experienced the deconcentration of observed in US cities
B) Work is highly centralized within city boundaries even though the suburban population is growing.
C) A general shortage of land in the country, and the centralization of employment within large cities, housing and rental prices are very high
D) Answers B and C
E) All of the Above

Question 11

Compare and Contrast urban development patterns between western and eastern European cities? What structural causes contribute to the differences you note?

Question 12

Austerity policies have played a substantial role in shaping urban social life in many European cities over the past few decades. Pick two particular places and explain why these policies were implemented, and what effects they have had in those places

Question 13

Housing affordability is a substantial concern in Japanese cities. Explain what factors are contributing to this challenge, and how this situation compares or contrasts with housing affordability issues in cities in other countries.

Question 14

What are the similarities in present-day urban development between the US and the Western European nations due to global capitalism? What are some differences and what has caused these?

Question 15

In what ways has Japan proven to be a special case of development compared to other Asian countries? What are the reasons for this? How does Japan differ from other Western industrialized countries?