UST Quiz Questions (With correct answers)
Undocumented immigrants are being deported at an increasing rate. correct answers True
The meaning of being white has depended on identifying another as black. correct answers True
Greenfield development results from a change in land use where areas that were once considered
rural become part of the metropolitan area. correct answers True
In which US Census were Americans first able to designate themselves as belonging to more than one racial or ethnic group or as biracial. correct answers 2000
Which area is not part of the metropolitan region? correct answers Exurbs
What exacerbated the Great Recession of 2008-2012? correct answers House Foreclosure Crisis
Adoption of the McCormick reaper across the upper Midwest in the mid-19th century fueled agricultural production. correct answers True
What public policy has most contributed to the development of the suburbs? correct answers National Highway System
The population moving from the inner to out concentric rings is known as: correct answers White Flight
Suburbs are low-density, single family, residential areas built between 1950-1969. correct answers False
Race is a concept that is socially constructed. correct answers True
The American city was, from its beginning, multicultural. correct answers True
I (Prof. Long) have lived in which city? correct answers Boston
Growth from 1950 to 2010 was rapid — the global population nearly tripled, and the U.S. population doubled. correct answers True
The movement of African Americans from the South to the Northeast and Midwest is known as: correct answers The Great Migration
What did not contribute to the development of cities? correct answers Good Housing Supply.
Suburb describes fast-growing areas in the urban hinterland, beyond the outer suburban rings. correct answers False
Which is true of the "urban enclave"? correct answers all of the above There was a growth of cities along the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes basin as grain was shipped to coastal ports and then the world. correct answers True
The legal segregation faced by African Americans was very much the same as faced by other immigrants. correct answers True
The economic gap between inner & outer ring suburbs is decreasing. correct answers False
Inner ring suburbs are increasingly vulnerable to economic decline. correct answers True
There is not currently a stark difference between central cities & inner ring suburbs. correct answers True
What are the components of the Cuban Ethnic Enclave? correct answers All of the Above
In the Cuban enclave, workers strive to make enough money to enable themselves and their families to move out of the enclave correct answers False
What has contributed to the recent redevelopment of cities? correct answers Coolness Factor
At the turn of the twentieth century, most new immigrants to the US began by living in rural areas because it was more similar to where they came from. correct answers False
What do inner ring suburbs and central cities have in common? correct answers access to centers and sub-centers in the metro area
There is an invisibility of Blackness in the US. correct answers False
The choice to live in a place where there are higher resources and fewer needs is not an absolute for African Americans. correct answers True
What is a primary challenge to poverty? correct answers Access to adequate resources to provide
a decent standard of living
Social welfare programs are the cause of poverty. correct answers False
Apartheid was the same in the US as in South Africa. correct answers False
Poverty is relatively high throughout America. correct answers False
Race, cutlure and poverty are the same in urban areas. correct answers False
US poverty lines vary depending on family size. correct answers True
Undocumented immigrants are being deported at an increasing rate. correct answers True
The meaning of being white has depended on identifying another as black. correct answers True
Greenfield development results from a change in land use where areas that were once considered
rural become part of the metropolitan area. correct answers True
In which US Census were Americans first able to designate themselves as belonging to more than one racial or ethnic group or as biracial. correct answers 2000
Which area is not part of the metropolitan region? correct answers Exurbs
What exacerbated the Great Recession of 2008-2012? correct answers House Foreclosure Crisis
Adoption of the McCormick reaper across the upper Midwest in the mid-19th century fueled agricultural production. correct answers True
What public policy has most contributed to the development of the suburbs? correct answers National Highway System
The population moving from the inner to out concentric rings is known as: correct answers White Flight
Suburbs are low-density, single family, residential areas built between 1950-1969. correct answers False
Race is a concept that is socially constructed. correct answers True
The American city was, from its beginning, multicultural. correct answers True
I (Prof. Long) have lived in which city? correct answers Boston
Growth from 1950 to 2010 was rapid — the global population nearly tripled, and the U.S. population doubled. correct answers True
The movement of African Americans from the South to the Northeast and Midwest is known as: correct answers The Great Migration
What did not contribute to the development of cities? correct answers Good Housing Supply.
Suburb describes fast-growing areas in the urban hinterland, beyond the outer suburban rings. correct answers False
Which is true of the "urban enclave"? correct answers all of the above There was a growth of cities along the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes basin as grain was shipped to coastal ports and then the world. correct answers True
The legal segregation faced by African Americans was very much the same as faced by other immigrants. correct answers True
The economic gap between inner & outer ring suburbs is decreasing. correct answers False
Inner ring suburbs are increasingly vulnerable to economic decline. correct answers True
There is not currently a stark difference between central cities & inner ring suburbs. correct answers True
What are the components of the Cuban Ethnic Enclave? correct answers All of the Above
In the Cuban enclave, workers strive to make enough money to enable themselves and their families to move out of the enclave correct answers False
What has contributed to the recent redevelopment of cities? correct answers Coolness Factor
At the turn of the twentieth century, most new immigrants to the US began by living in rural areas because it was more similar to where they came from. correct answers False
What do inner ring suburbs and central cities have in common? correct answers access to centers and sub-centers in the metro area
There is an invisibility of Blackness in the US. correct answers False
The choice to live in a place where there are higher resources and fewer needs is not an absolute for African Americans. correct answers True
What is a primary challenge to poverty? correct answers Access to adequate resources to provide
a decent standard of living
Social welfare programs are the cause of poverty. correct answers False
Apartheid was the same in the US as in South Africa. correct answers False
Poverty is relatively high throughout America. correct answers False
Race, cutlure and poverty are the same in urban areas. correct answers False
US poverty lines vary depending on family size. correct answers True
