Deck 14: The Changing Structure of the City

Question 1

In modern American cities the very center, the CBD, is labeled the PVI which indicates

A)the center area of maximum access.
B)the location of the main defensive gate.
C)the dominant center of plastics industries, which are dominant in all major cities now.
D)the main peripheral suburb locations for the wealthy.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In terms of the 24 hour clock, which is true regarding the CBD?

A)it continues to operate pretty much around the clock
B)nighttime densities are higher than daytime densities
C)daytime densities are dominant with little nighttime activity
D)the city basically shuts down these days during the daytime

Answer 2

C

Question 3

As a nodal point, which would a standard CBD like Chicago NOT contain?

A)main bus stations
B)main train stations
C)main centers of finance and commerce
D)main airports

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In terms of density which would be the highest for the urban area?

A)Hong Kong
B)Beijing
C)London
D)Chicago

Question 5

Traditionally, land values in the CBD were prohibitively high for residential use, which caused the American city

A)to shrink.
B)to expand outwards.
C)to stop growing.
D)to move its CBD to another location.

Question 6

Medieval cities had to be constructed to serve defensive purposes so main ingredients in their construction and makeup would be

A)walls, gates, moats, and other fortifications.
B)tall buildings, banks, and commercial functions.
C)many extravagant homes for the wealthy.
D)rarely anything other than port facilities.

Question 7

In analyzing the graph showing the changing density patterns for Cleveland, in 1950 the highest population densities occurred ______________ miles from the CBD while in 1990 they peaked at _________________.

A).5;2
B)3;5
C)4;8
D)6;12

Question 8

In organic cities which of the following is most true?

A)much planning was used in their design
B)they are designed according to religious or cosmological principles
C)they grow by accretion, area by area, according to how people walk-without machines
D)their form is due to natural causes such as vegetation and plant life

Question 9

At the center of the Spanish derived Latin American city ______________ would be found because of the pre-existing functions of church, government, and market.

A)poorer people
B)the elite, or wealthier people
C)middle income people
D)squatters living on land that is not theirs

Question 10

Generally, skyscrapers are not built toward the edges of traditional North American cities because

A)they are unsightly and people don't want to view them.
B)farmers do not want to give up valuable land for their development.
C)low agricultural land values do not merit their appearance.
D)none of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 11

Another term for the structure or form of a city is its

A)hierarchy.
B)global uniformity.
C)muscularity.
D)morphology.

Question 12

A trading city of the late Middle Ages or European colonial times might feature

A)a wall, an elite compound, and segregated occupants.
B)canals, shipping port facilities, and mercantile facilities.
C)train tunnels, trestles, and railyards.
D)automobiles, paved and cement roads, and a limited access motorway.

Question 13

In analyzing land values away from a city center the most important element increasing land value would be

A)rent.
B)residential land.
C)retail use.
D)commercial office use.

Question 14

Often cities in the U.S.

A)were laid out in styles reminiscent of medieval European cities.
B)often were planned in a general rectilinear 'block' pattern even before they were settled.
C)consisted of moats and castles like Europe, but those parts have now been mostly destroyed.
D)were most often ports as the interior of the country is largely impassable.

Question 15

At the urban center of a modern city in the United States one might find as a main marker

A)the cathedral.
B)the skyscraper.
C)the temple.
D)the market.

Question 16

According to the model, where are factories more likely to appear?

A)at the city center
B)farthest away from the city center
C)next to the city center
D)after an 'office' ring and a 'retail' ring

Question 17

At the center of the city population densities in North American cities generally do what?

A)increase
B)decrease
C)are maintained about the same throughout the city
D)none of the above Scrambling: Locked

Question 18

Generally in the U.S.cities become less compact or dense as

A)one travels from west to east.
B)one travels from east to west.
C)one travels clockwise around the Great Lakes.
D)one travels toward Florida.

Question 19

Uruk, in ancient Sumeria, had which as notable elements of its structure?

A)a wall, an elite compound, and segregated occupants
B)canals, shipping port facilities, and mercantile facilities
C)train tunnels, trestles, and railyards
D)automobiles, paved and cement roads, and a limited access motorway

Question 20

In the text's analysis the health or longevity of a place in a city basically can be reduced to the property of

A)monetary inflation.
B)access.
C)air contamination.
D)propensity toward liquefaction.

Question 21

The Ford commercial in the advertisement regarding change is urban morphology because

A)it indicates how the auto could be used in the walking city.
B)it shows the car as an agricultural tool.
C)it appeals to the urge to 'get out of town' and enjoy the rural countryside.
D)it had little effect on the shape of American cities.

Question 22

The process where people move back into renovated older housing is called

A)filtering.
B)suburbanization.
C)zoning.
D)gentrification.

Question 23

What was the main assumption of the concentric zone model of urban structure?

A)wealthy people live toward the city center
B)poor people live along highways
C)industry later focuses in separated nuclei
D)city structure occurs in circular zones around the CBD

Question 24

By 1960, modern suburbs were where most people lived in the U.S.By 1980, the suburbs were even farther away from the city center and were where

A)most people shopped and worked.
B)people lived while still mainly commuting to the CBD.
C)the poorest people still lived and squatted on land they did not own.
D)none of the above apply. Scrambling: Locked

Question 25

Planned parkland developments around European cities like London are referred to as

A)greenbelts.
B)beltways.
C)systematization.
D)urban reunification.

Question 26

Today about 67 percent of the U.S.population owns a home, but in 1945, just as World War II was ending it was

A)about 10 percent.
B)about 43 percent.
C)about the same as today.
D)about 90 percent, much higher than today.

Question 27

One result of high population densities in urban Japan can be seen in the development of

A)large single story homes in the suburbs.
B)large single story homes in the urban center.
C)capsule hotels.
D)spacious motels for motorists.

Question 28

Which would be the best example of a walking city?

A)Philadelphia in 1780
B)New York City in 1870
C)Indianapolis in 1930
D)Washington D.C.in 2000

Question 29

Today the major factor in the size and function of most of our U.S.cities is

A)the train.
B)the bicycle.
C)the automobile.
D)the canal system.

Question 30

Cities in Europe and Japan have

A)higher levels of centralized government control.
B)lower densities.
C)higher rates of crime.
D)lower numbers of wealthy people.

Question 31

Squatter settlements are most likely to be found

A)in the wealthy city outskirts of cities in the southwestern U.S.
B)in the wealthy city centers of Latin American cities.
C)near industrial complexes in Europe.
D)in peripheral and disamenity sectors in Latin American cities.

Question 32

The urban morphology of the Latin American city

A)is reversed from the structure of the North American city.
B)is nearly the same as the structure of the North American city.
C)is derived from earlier structures of Native American cities.
D)is not at all related to the structure of European cities.

Question 33

Over the last 5 years, foreclosure has been common and disheartening to many because

A)house values did not appreciate.
B)houses could not be sold.
C)home loans were defaulted.
D)all of the above. Scrambling: Locked

Question 34

The automobile began to fundamentally alter city structure when?

A)after the Civil War
B)before World War I
C)during the Depression
D)after World War II

Question 35

Abraham Levitt was

A)a Jew who almost became Vice-President of the U.S.
B)an engineer who developed much of the overpass technology for Interstate Highways.
C)someone who developed a new style of suburb 'little box' style housing.
D)instrumental in the construction and design of the new airports, which fed new cities.

Question 36

Which is more likely to be part of transportation in a European city compared to a U.S.city?

A)the automobile
B)the bicycle
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b Scrambling: Locked

Question 37

The center of the traditional walking city, like Philadelphia in 1780,

A)would focus on suburban interstate highways.
B)would focus on downtown skyscrapers.
C)would focus exclusively on the port.
D)would focus on tram and street car routes away from the city.

Question 38

What people are generally at more risk of default in subprime lending?

A)wealthier people in the city centers
B)poorer people in the city outskirts
C)middle class people on the main city transport corridors
D)less affluent people in the inner cities

Question 39

In filtering, the population generally

A)moves from the older housing stock into new.
B)moves out of newer homes because they cannot afford them.
C)moves toward retirement 'vacation' homes earlier in life.
D)moves into more brownfield industrial areas.

Question 40

In the sector model, Homer Hoyt added what main characteristic to a city's development?

A)skyscrapers
B)port functions
C)transport corridors
D)soil characteristics for housing construction