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Category: Cities and Urban Life
Which of these is not a reason why the rate of urban growth is larger in developing countries ?
A. living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries
B. fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers
C. greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities
D. reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost
What is urban recycling ?
A. renovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes
B. a new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas
C. councils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developments
D. refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land
Who wrote The Metropolis and Mental Life (1903) ?
A. Louise Wirth
B. Robert Park
C. Georg Simmel
D. Max Weber
Urbanization occurred in the nineteenth century because_______________?
A. commuters started moving out of villages and into cities
B. towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed
C. industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas
D. transport systems were not provided so it was easier to live in the city
Which regions of the world currently have the highest and lowest proportions respectively of population living in cities ?
A. Highest Asia Lowest Africa
B. Highest Europe Lowest Oceania
C. Highest North America Lowest Africa
D. Highest Europe Lowest Africa
Which city is forecast to become the largest megacity by 2025 ?
A. New York
B. Mumbai
C. Beijing
D. Tokyo
Which of the following is not identified as a new form of community ?
A. ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination
B. gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities
C. sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures
D. virtual communities that exist only in cyberspace
The decentralized city can be identified by______________?
A. the shift of employment and service away from the inner city towards multiple centers in smaller towns and rural areas
B. the degendering of public space as women use local facilities more
C. gentrification the movement of middle-class people back into the inner city
D. all of the above
The concept of collective consumption is most closely associated with______________?
A. Hervey
B. Molotch
C. Castells
D. Saunders
Which of the following is not identified by Fulcher & Scott as a criterion of community ?
A. a shared sense of identity and belonging together
B. common activities involving all -round relationships
C. a fixed geographical location
D. collective action based on common interests
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