Chapter 7

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Which of these features are least likely to be found in the medina of a Middle Eastern city?
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Parking lots.
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The cultural landscape within the walls of old Jerusalem includes sites that are sacred to:
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Jews, Muslims, and Christians
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Cairo has:
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Expanded to engulf the famous pyramid complex on the Giza plateu
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Istanbul, Tehran, and Cairo are:
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The anchors of the Middle East's urban triangle
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The minarets that punctuate the skylines of Middle Eastern cities are associated with:
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Mosques
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Facets of the housing problem in Middle Eastern cities include:
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All of the above
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In the Arab Middle East, you would go to a souk (or suq) to:
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Buy something.
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The Persian/Arabian Gulf's leading city in terms of business, entertainment, and consumer services is:
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Dubai
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In the near future, what city may emerge as the first to achieve metacity status in the Middle East?
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Cairo
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Which one of these statements about Jerusalem is incorrect?
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It occupies an attractive site and strategic location.
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Washington, D.C., is to New York City, as Rabat is to:
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Casablanca
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The concept of dualism applied to urban tourism in the Middle East suggests that:
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Tourists experience one part of the city, while residents experience a different part.
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The growth of the global Internet is:
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Being driven by the popularity of mobile internet connections.
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In the cities of what country on the following list would you find most signs in the Arabic language?
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Jordan
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If you were running a transect of a Middle Eastern city from the old city center to the urban expansion zone, one of your conclusions might be that:
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The well to do are abandoning the old city.
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Damascus and Aleppo. Sana'a and Aden. Tripoli and Benghazi. These city pairs illustrate:
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Rival urban cores within a single country.
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Several megalopolises are developing in the Middle East. Which one of them spans two continents?
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The Marmara megalopolis.
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Hajj-related tourism brings over 2 million visitors annually to what city?
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Mecca
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Which one of these statements about Middle Eastern cities is incorrect?
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Petrodollars give Middle Eastern cities a developmental edge over cities in other parts of the world.