URP 3001 Final

Simla served as the summer capital of colonial India. Why did the British need a summer capital?

Kolkata has been a leader among Indian cities in the engineering sector but has lagged in developing its:

The city of Kabul:

Mumbai is the most religiously diverse city in South Asia. Two religious minorities play a role in the economy far beyond their numbers. Who are they?

What happened to the population of Karachi after the partition of the Indian sub-continent in 1947?

Beginning in the 1980s, major change came to the Indian economy as a result of many factors including:

In efforts to "go global," Indian cities have been:

In South Asia, what country has a dominant northern city and a dominant southern city, but not a well-balanced urban hierarchy?

In which one of the South Asian city models is population density highest at the city center, declining as one moves toward the periphery?

Which one of the following does not occupy one of the vertices of India's Golden Quadrilateral?

Dhaka is:

Varanasi in the north and Madurai in the south are pilgrimage cities for:

What city has emerged as India's cultural capital and has one of the world's largest film industries, giving it the nickname "Bollywood"?

What group of cities in South Asia has been expanding in population the most?

Both Murphey's "City in a Swamp" and Kipling's "Cholera Capital of the World" were about:

"Bourgeois urbanism" is characterized by which one of the following?

What ancient city was the predecessor of one of India's present-day megacities?

"Green entrepreneurialism" in Indian cities has been controversial because it has:

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are:

The Sikhs are especially prominent in north Indian cities. The Sikhs are a:

The U.N. uses the population of the entire urban agglomeration to define a metacity. What are South Asia's metacities?

What has been established near the port of Colombo to diversify the national economy?

Because of the huge populations affected, two billion "life years" in South Asia are lost as a result of:

The "Presidency Towns" of British India did not include:

Which one of the following is not true of the Taj Mahal?

The main cultural tension in Indian cities is between Muslims and Hindus. In Sri Lankan cities it is between:

Calcutta (now Kolkata) was to jute as Bombay (now Mumbai) was to:

In the model of the colonial-based city in South Asia:

In which of the following statements is the national capital not identified correctly?

One of the most magnificent planned cities in India dates from the pre-colonial period and has a great fort towering over it. It has become a top tourist attraction. What city is it?

In the model of the bazaar-based city in South Asia:

They are called bustees, jhunggi, and chawl. They occur in all of the major cities of South Asia. What are they?

The Civil War in the United States led to the growth of what major Indian city in the 1860s because it could supply British mills with cotton?

What locational characteristic did the Presidency towns have in common?

Place marketing strategies used in the cities of South Asia include all of the following except:

What city of South Asia is a world-renowned launching ground for treks in the Himalayas?

Although it has been legally abolished, caste remains a fact of life in Indian cities. Which one of the following presents the traditional castes from highest to lowest?

A supply of technically-skilled, and English-proficient (but underemployed) college graduates, combined with the forces of technology that have reduced distances and hence costs, have make Indian cities natural locations for:

What river valley in South Asia served as one of several urban culture hearths and a cradle of civilization?

Because of India's investment in higher education and the forces of globalization, what city became known as the "Silicon Valley of India"?

Binondo is the heart of Chinatown, Tondo is a densely-populated and impoverished district, Emita is a fishing village-cum-tourist enclave, and Makati is a district of expensive suburban housing. These locations within Manila are evidence of the:

Housing shortages in Manila are exacerbated by land scarcity. Which one of the following is evidence of artificial land scarcity?

Singapore's EMR takes the form of an "expanding city-state" which now stretches well into the territory of:

The famous Angkor Wat is one of hundreds of wats in what Southeast Asia country?

Many of the new developments on the outskirts of Manila are taking the place of former:

What city evolved around the Intramuros and became the command and control center of the Spanish galleon trade which ranged between Mexico and Asia?

Around Manila, many new suburban communities and mixed-use developments such as Nuvali, are engendering conflict because they:

Bangkok:

If you were visiting Indonesia, what would you go to Borobudur to see?

The socialist model of urban development, as practiced in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, includes all of the following stages except:

Which one of the following does not apply to Singapore?

A multinational firm would be least likely to choose which one of these cities for labor-intensive product assembly and packaging?

Metro Manila includes Quezon City, where you would find:

The Petronas Twin Towers, symbol of the competition to have the tallest building in the world, is located in:

In McGee's original model of city structure, what land use tends to occupy the periphery of Southeast Asian cities?

A mix of religions characterizes Southeast Asia. What religion dominates Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok, respectively?

The premier passage through the island‑studded seas of Southeast Asia is the Strait of Malacca. In what country is the city that dominates that strait today?

In 1511, the era of European colonialism in Southeast Asia began with the arrival of a fleet from what country in Malacca's harbor?

The Chinese in Southeast Asia:

Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia's geographic pattern of urbanization?

Manila is to Spain as Jakarta is to:

Cities in Vietnam, until recently, were devoid of mass advertising, had few cars on their roads, and offered only government-run hotels. These traits were typical of urban landscapes that:

What city serves as Southeast Asia's leading port and industrial center; as its leading banking and commercial center; and as a key player in the global economic system?

Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia's growing middle class?

In the first decade of the 21st century, the leaders of what country relocated its national capital to the town of Pyinmana where they built a new seat of government named Naypyidaw?

Approximately 75% of Singapore's population is:

The central core of Manila has seen an increase in:

Which one of the following applies to sacred cities rather than market cities in Southeast Asia?

The influence of Chinese migrants on Southeast Asian cities has been most pronounced:

What countries of Southeast Asia have the highest levels of urban primacy?

Housing shortages in Manila are exacerbated by land scarcity. Which one of the following is evidence of artificial land scarcity?

When laborers circulate seasonally between rural villages where they live and urban sites where they work, it is called:

McGee, in reference to Southeast Asia, coined the word desakota to describe the process by which:

Because both India and Malaysia were part of the British Empire in the 1800s, the British brought many Tamils to Kuala Lumpur. What has happened to their Bricktown neighborhood?

Which one of the following is not true of Southeast Asia's growing middle class?

The new high-technology city of Cyberjaya anchors what country's Multimedia Super Corridor?

The capital cities of Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand are also:

Water for a thirsty Singapore comes from all of the following except:

Why was the geographical name Jabotapek coined in the late 20th century?

Which one of the following is not true of the Mekong Delta's Oc Eo?

Kuala Lumpur means "muddy confluence." The city is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. This is a description of Kuala Lumpur's:

Housing shortages in Manila are exacerbated by land scarcity. Which one of the following is evidence of artificial land scarcity?

How many of the following factors play almost no role in the growth of Singapore's urban population? Reclassification Natural Increase Internal Migration

Lhasa, which is being turned into a culturally Chinese city, is the capital of what country?

Pudong is:

When agriculture was de-collectivized in China, what happened to the rural population?

In Hong Kong, which of these is not true?

Which one of the following not true of Taipei's urban geography?

Which one of the following trends works against the greening of East Asia's cities?

Which one of the following cities functions under an authoritarian national government but a capitalist economic system?

After the Communist Party took control, Beijing was transformed into a producer city. Growth in what sector of the economy put Beijing in that category?

Like other cities that are command-and-control points of the global economy, Tokyo has modeled its growth on:

Urban environmental initiatives in East Asia include all of the following except:

Which pair of cities fits the description "capitals of a divided nation"?

If Beijing is the "Washington, D.C., of China," then what city is the "New York City of China"?

Xidan is a modern, busy shopping area. Wangfujing is a popular, pedestrianized retail strip. Zhongguancun is "China's Silicon Valley." In what city are Xidan, Wangfujing, and Zhongguancun?

For at least three decades, from the 1950s through the 1970s, cities of East Asia evolved along two distinctly different development paths. Which one of the following cities did not follow the socialist development path during that period?

The cities of Manchuria became part of imperial Japan in the 1930s. What did Japan do to these cities?

Changan, in China:

Although much traditional housing in central Beijing has been torn down, some courtyard houses (some turned into shops) remain. Where would you find these traditional courtyard houses?

The hokou system in the People's Republic of China functioned as:

Which one of these statements about Kyoto is true?

What Chinese city, because of its colonial heritage, has a distinctly Japanese flavor?

The restoration of Cheonggye Stream (Cheonggyecheon):

What do Taipei, Seoul, and Hong Kong have in common?

In the late 20th century, what was the main method used to temper the urban primacy of Seoul?

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has:

In 2010, Taipei ceased to be Taiwan's most populous city as a result of:

Why did the People's Republic permit Hong Kong to thrive as a coastal enclave of Western-style capitalism and British colonialism for so long?

Which one of the following associations is not correct?

Since the late 1970s, all except which one of the following characteristics has applied to the PRC's economic system and therefore its cities?

The urban landscapes of which region were least altered by European colonialism?

Hong Kong, translated, means "fragrant harbor." The translation tells you something about Hong Kong's:

The cities of what country have been least affected by the forces of globalization?

Tokyo, Shanghai, and Osaka are all:

Because of its location at the top of the global urban hierarchy, what East Asian city ranks among the world's three global cities?

Within Japan's urban core is an inner core known as what?

The People's Republic of China:

Cheap migrant labor in Chinese cities comes primarily from:

Space for Tokyo's urban development has been provided by:

Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, and Macau form a single urbanized area that completely engulfs:

Because they were returned to the People's Republic only two decades ago, what two cities today enjoy the privileges of being Special Administrative Regions (SARs)?

Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace are signature landscapes of what city?

Which one of the following is not true of "green buildings" constructed as part of "green developments" such as Sydney's Central Park?

The old Swan Brewery site in inner Perth was turned into a high-amenity development of theaters, restaurants, and offices. What made the redevelopment controversial?

"A garden city built around a large lake, with a central focus on a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own." This statement describes:

Permitting midnight and prayers and extending hours for worship engendered conflict in Sydney's Baulkham Hills district when:

The displacement of young people and lower-paid workers from high cost-of-living areas in Australia is a problem if a city considers what to be important?

The federal capital of Australia and the federal capital of the United Sates are similar in all of the following except:

Which one of the following is a category of "disadvantaged places" within metropolitan Australia?

Railroads were initially built in Australia to connect:

Which one of the following is true of Sydney's suburbs?

Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia are:

An Australian state capital began as a penal colony of the British in 1788, served as a sealing and whaling port in the 19th century, and became a "gateway to Antarctica" in the 20th century. What city is it?

Large, expensive houses in cities of the island Pacific are likely to be:

Ozone levels in Sydney regularly exceed the 4-hour standard for ozone concentration on 21 days a year. Why?

The "walking school buses" that serve many of Auckland's children:

In Australia, the "tree change" phenomenon is drawing people away from big cities and toward areas that are:

Trends in the evolution of Sydney's city center include:

What city has overtaken Melbourne as home to a majority of Australian corporate headquarters?

What statement reflects the pattern of urban primacy in Australia?

Auckland grew up around a harbor site. With reference to what other feature could the site of Auckland be described?

Canberra was deliberately located:

Which one of the following is true of the aboriginal population of Aotearoa/New Zealand?

"A garden city built around a large lake, with a central focus on a parliamentary triangle and satellite suburbs with town centers of their own." This statement describes:

In Sydney, housing prices have more than doubled since the century began, resulting in:

Which one of these statements is not true about Australia and New Zealand?

The two most populous cities in Australia are:

Around what city on the following list has it been common for squatter settlements to be bulldozed rather than adequately resourced?

In Australia, the "sea change" phenomenon is drawing people away from big cities and toward:

The process of deindustrialization hit Aotearoa/New Zealand in the late 20th century. Which one of the following correctly states an impact of deindustrialization on Auckland?

Located on the border between Queensland and New South Wales, it is Australia's highest intensity high-rise tourist destination. What city is it?

Which one of the following cities would not be classified as the capital of a Less Developed Country (LDC)?

The largest cities in the small island countries of the southwest Pacific generally began as:

The growth of what city in Australia has taken place as people have left New South Wales and moved to the Sunbelt?

The earliest European settlements in Australia began as:

What signature landscape is not correctly paired with the city where it is located?

The cities of what country on the following list are most likely to be most severely affected by global warming?

Gentrification and the New Urbanism are often criticized because they foster:

Papua New Guinea is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and therefore maintains a High Commission in Australia. In what city are all High Commissions located?

Which one of the following has been an impediment to urban development in most island states of the southwest Pacific?

The process of deindustrialization hit Aotearoa/New Zealand in the late 20th century. Which one of the following correctly states an impact of deindustrialization on Auckland?

Which one of the following does not apply to Sydney?

Capital cities of Pacific Island nations (e.g., Suva) are generally characterized by all of the following except

The globalization of cities leads to:

What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of South America?

Which one of the following cities is least vulnerable to sea level rise?

Which one of the following groups in not suburbanizing?

The Mercer Eco-City Index places three U.S. cities on the list of the twenty most environmentally sustainable cities. What U.S. city was not on that list?

In cities of the Global South, all of the following factors work to push people out of rural areas and into cities with the exception of:

The decentralized nature of the Internet may give an advantage to:

Which one of the following factors will contribute the most to the growth of metropolitan areas in developed countries?

If a make-shift settlement develops on land and if the people who build there have no title to the land, then the settlement is called a:

With respect to city populations, rapid growth is to negative growth as:

What is, and will continue to be, the most populous urban agglomeration on the continent of North America?

Norfolk, located in coastal Virginia, has been targeted as especially vulnerable to sea level rise. What other factor increases the city's vulnerability?

With 38 million people, what urban area will remain the world's most populous at least through 2050?

Which of the following is made possible by ICT?

Both "Boomers" and "Millennials" are fueling the revitalization of central cities in the United States. Which one of the following reasons for this applies to the Boomers but not the Millennials?

Pittsburgh was once the heart of the U.S. steel industry. What industries now form a significant part of Pittsburgh's economic base?

Metropolitan decentralization is associated with:

Dubai's Burj Khalifa and Brazil's planned capital of Brasilia are examples of:

Ho Chi Minh City is likely to face more frequent, heavier rains, bigger storm surges, and more tropical storms. Why?

What two regions will account for an ever increasing number of the world's megacities?

High fertility rates are a major influence on population growth and decline. In which one of the following countries would high fertility rates contribute the most to urban population increase?

Of the following, which one has had the greatest impact on time-space compression?

Which one of the following factors will contribute the most to the growth of metropolitan areas in developed countries?

In terms of public opinion and voting, urban populations are:

Given the cities on the following list, what is the ratio of cities with high network connectivity to cities with low network connectivity? Boston / Kinshasa / London / Pyongyang / Seoul

In the knowledge economies of the 21st century, what is the most important item of trade?

In general, cities in what country on the list below will not drop in rank among the world's most populous urban agglomerations over the next several decades?

Urban gardening:

Among the following, what is the best example of an issue which might prompt New York City to look to London for leadership rather than to either the State of New York or the federal government in Washington?

What urban region of the future was predicted by Constantinos Doxiadis?

Which one of the following describes an urban economic base that could be classified as a K-economy?

What percent of the world's population now lives in urban areas?

Even in cities that are included in global networks, circumstances may exclude individuals and groups from having access to globalization's positive benefits. Who might be excluded?

What is the name of the technology that integrates vast data bases with georeferenced data in order to design, plan, and manage urban environments?

The Internet creates new opportunities for lower-ranking cites in the urban hierarchy to compete in niche markets. Which one of the following provides an example of this principle?

The Mercer Quality of Life Index found that what cities have the highest quality of life in the world?

Every city has an auditory signature of its own. Which one of the following would not contribute to its auditory signature?

Its population now stands at 8.5 million, larger than at any previous point in its history including its former high point, which was hit right before World War II. What city has bucked the decentralization trend more than any other large European city?

In what year did the United States reach the urban‑majority mark?

Simla served as the summer capital of colonial India. Why did the British need a summer capital?