Chapter 2 example #83972

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Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Third Urban Revolution?
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Persistence of manufacturing's role in the urban economy.
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If you do not view Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans as a "natural disaster," which one of the following sources of damage would you emphasize?
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Breeches in the poorly designed levees.
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Which one of the following is not one of the U.S. and Canada's eleven recognized megalopolitan regions?
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1-40 from Memphis to OKC.
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It has a population of over 50 million. It is where 1 out of every 6 Americans live. It is responsible for 20 percent of the United States' Gross Domestic Product. What is it?
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Megalopolis
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Which one of the following is not an example of a city where immigration is a relatively new and very important phenomenon?
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Los Angeles
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Of the following, which one would you be least likely to find in the wealthiest jurisdictions of Los Angeles such as Beverly Hills?
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A homeowner
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Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland rose to prominence during what era of urban history?
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The era of industrial capitalism.
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Immigrants to Washington, D.C., are likely to reside in?
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The suburbs
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During the period of Colonial Mercantilism in what would become the United States and Canada, where were the largest cities located?
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Along the Atlantic coast
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All of the following have fueled the growth of creative and designed-based industries in Montreal except?
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An emphasis on retaining corporate headquarters functions.
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Which one of the following statements is not true about New York City?
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It has a relatively specialized economic base.
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What category of land use accounts for an enormous one-fifth of the urban land in the United States?
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Roads and highways.
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The militarization of city police forces contradicts the concept of?
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community policing.
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The Stonewall Riots in 1969 are regarded as the beginning of the gay and lesbian rights movement in the United States. In what city did they take place?
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New York City
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The immigrant population of Los Angeles:
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Is dominated by flows from Latin America.
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That national capital of Canada has long acted as a nexus of compromise between: the political power of Ontario and the political power of Quebec urban interests and rural interests French speakers and English speakers
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All of the above.
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Shopping malls are to lifestyle centers as:
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Anchor department stores are to specialty shops.
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With respect to language, the Ottawa city region is:
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Divided between the English and the French.
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The immigrant population of Toronto:
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Makes it a hyper diverse city.
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Los Angeles was a small town in the 1880s. What then precipitated a growth boom?
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Arrival of the railroads.