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Cities and Urban Life 7th Edition
By John Macionis, Vincent Parrillo
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, Table of Content
Part 1: Understanding the City
Exploring the City
Evolution of the World's Cities
Development of Canadian and US Cities
Today's Cities and Suburbs
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Part 2: Disciplinary Perspectives
Urban Sociology
Spatial Perspectives
Critical Urban Theory
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The Context of Cities
Comparative Urbanism
Part 3: The Structure of the City
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Stratification and Social Class
Urban Diversity
Urban Problems
Global Urbanization
The Future of Cities
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All Chapters Included
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
All Answers Included
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
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a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1 : Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
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Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
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a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
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Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
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c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
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1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
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considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
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Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
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a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18thcentury
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
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LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
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Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
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a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
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Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
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c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
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Cities and Urban Life 7th Edition
By John Macionis, Vincent Parrillo
TE
ST
SO
LU
TI
O
N
, Table of Content
Part 1: Understanding the City
Exploring the City
Evolution of the World's Cities
Development of Canadian and US Cities
Today's Cities and Suburbs
TE
Part 2: Disciplinary Perspectives
Urban Sociology
Spatial Perspectives
Critical Urban Theory
ST
The Context of Cities
Comparative Urbanism
Part 3: The Structure of the City
SO
Stratification and Social Class
Urban Diversity
Urban Problems
Global Urbanization
The Future of Cities
LU
TI
O
N
, iuytrew
All Chapters Included
Chapter 1 Examination Questions
All Answers Included
Multiple Choice
1. While only 9% of the world’s population lived in cities in 1900, approximately what
percent will be city dwellers in 2050 if present trends continue?
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a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
1.1 : Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
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Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
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a. 50,000
b. 25,000
c. 10,000
d. 5,000
Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
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Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
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c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
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1.3a: Investigate the factors that lead to urban growth and development
1.3b: Evaluate the characteristics of the urban way of life
Topic/Concept: The Urban Transformation
Difficulty Level: Easy
N
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
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considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
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Correct Answer: C
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. When did early sociologists begin to turn their attentions to cities?
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a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18thcentury
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
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LO#/text:1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging
cities
Topic/Concept:The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
6. Early scholars of urbanization portrayed the city as
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a. a place of unlimited opportunity.
b. a dangerous place where community and family were threatened.
c. a place where both opportunity and danger coexisted.
d. the main cause of industrialization.
Correct Answer: B
1.4: Describe the ecological process of invasion–succession as seen in emerging cities
TI
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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7. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why cities are located in particular
places is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
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c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
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