Urp3001 Quiz 2

23 August 2022
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The city of Los Angeles is so large that it has several business districts, including Hollywood and Beverly Hills. This is reminiscent of the:
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multiple nuclei model
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Self-contained urban villages and business improvement districts have been successful in U.S. cities, but they have also been criticized for all of the following except:
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being designed around principles that encourage segregated land uses.
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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% of the United States' Gross Domestic Product. What is it?
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Megalopolis
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Immigrants to Washington, D.C., are likely to reside in:
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the suburbs
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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 home owner
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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
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What category of land use accounts for an enormous one fifth of 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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What do Cleveland and Detroit have in common?
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They are shrinking cities
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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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I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City