Geo Test 3 Chpater 13

The shift from hunting-gathering to settled agriculture meant all except:

Both the Akkadian and Mayan empire's collapse were due to which of the following, according to our textbook?

Which is an example of a merchant city listed by our text?

Approximately what percentage of the world's population lives in cities today?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the third urban revolution?

Megacities are large urban agglomeration with more than __________ inhabitants

The slums of Brazil are known as _________.

Which of the following cities is not part of the U.S. Megalopolis?

Which port city was opened under colonial control, had 30 million of its population forced to the countryside, and then reglobalized as an open city in the economic development zone?

Hunting gathering societies generally spent ________ time working than agricultural societies.

In 1801 almost 70 percent of the British population lived in places with fewer than 2,500 residents. By what time was over 40 percent of the British population living in places with more than 100,000 residents?

There are great 'the chicken or the egg' debates regarding the urban and agricultural revolutions. Our textbook claims that, "Most commentators now reverse the direction of the causal arrow," and that they argue which of the following statements is untrue regarding the first urban revolution?

Which of the following groups has the most disposable time and more freedom, an example of the "original affluent society"?

The distinct pattern of the first pre-industrial cities included:

A second urban revolution was inextricably linked to what?

Which social commentator was identified by our textbook as someone who saw the industrial city as the harbinger of social revolution?

Sprawl is generally associated with all except:

A UN survey estimated that around _________people lived in slums. By 2030 it is estimated ________ people will live in slums as urban populations grow.

The urban explosion of the past fifty years has had what negative effect on slum

Which of the following cities maintains a homogeneous population with less than 1 percent foreign born, maintained by strong controls on foreign immigration?

This North African city was destroyed in the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage in 146 BCE, became an early center of Christianity under Rome, and was later destroyed by a Muslim army in 698 CE; thus, it reminds us of the rise and fall of empires' and their urban centers

A majority of the world's population now lives in ______.

The cities of _______ were at the forefront of the industrial revolution, according to our textbook.

Megalopolis is not:

Unplanned and often illegal housing is known as_______.

In 1900 only 10 percent of the world's population lived in cities; it was more than 50 percent by 2010. This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook?

In 1950 there were only two megacities on planet Earth (i.e., Tokyo and New York); today there are at least 26 (e.g., Lagos, Nigeria, which had a population of 320,000 in 1950). This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook?

In China, the three city regions of Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong constitute less than 8 percent of the national population, yet they attract 73 percent of foreign investment and produce 75 percent of all exports. This fact is associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook?

Sustainability has emerged as a vital question of human-environment dynamics in recent years. Which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook, is only possible with relatively cheap fuel and a lack of accountability for environmental impacts?

Ranchos in Venezuela, pueblos jobenes in Peru, favelas in Brazil, and barongs in the Philippines are places associated with which dimension of the third urban revolution, according to our textbook?