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Cities and Urban Life 7th Edition John J. Macionis
,Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
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
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
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
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. 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?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
3.1 : Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
, considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
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?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18thcentury
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
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
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
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
, 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
8. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why people disperse within cities
the way they do is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: B
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
9. The “anatomy” of modern North American cities has been characterized by declining
population growth.Which of the following regions best illustrate this phenomenon?
a. Sunbelt region
b. Midwest
c. New England
d. Northwest
Correct Answer: A
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
10. Demographers suggest that the growth of exurban regions far beyond the
urbancoreresults from
a. the desire of many people to live a simpler life.
b. a disdain for suburban life.
c. a breakdown of the traditional family unit.
d. the exodus of business and industry from central cities.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
Cities and Urban Life 7th Edition John J. Macionis
,Chapter 1 Examination Questions
Multiple Choice
1. Although the human species has existed on Earth for at least 200,000 years, cities began
to appear how many years ago?
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
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
2. What city did Richard Henry Dana allude to in his classic Two Years Before the Mast?
a. New York
b. Pittsburgh
c. Boston
d. San Francisco
Correct Answer: D
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
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. 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?
a. 33%
b. 66%
c. 88%
d. 99%
Correct Answer: B
3.1 : Recognize how most people are captivated by cities
Topic/Concept: Why Study the City?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. Early sociologists were pessimistic about the study of cities because city life was
, considered dangerous. More contemporary studies have shown this to be based on
a. economic conditions.
b. political unrest.
c. false evidence.
d. hard science.
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?
a. The late 17th century
b. The mid-18thcentury
c. The late 19th century
d. The mid-20th century
Correct Answer: C
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
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
Topic/Concept: The Complexity of the City: Various Perspectives
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: A
, 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
8. The area of study in which urbanists try to understand why people disperse within cities
the way they do is called
a. urban geography.
b. urban ecology.
c. social psychology.
d. social demography.
Correct Answer: B
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
9. The “anatomy” of modern North American cities has been characterized by declining
population growth.Which of the following regions best illustrate this phenomenon?
a. Sunbelt region
b. Midwest
c. New England
d. Northwest
Correct Answer: A
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
10. Demographers suggest that the growth of exurban regions far beyond the
urbancoreresults from
a. the desire of many people to live a simpler life.
b. a disdain for suburban life.
c. a breakdown of the traditional family unit.
d. the exodus of business and industry from central cities.
Correct Answer: D
1.5: Enumerate the population percentage change of the 30 largest U.S. Cities
Topic/Concept: The Anatomy of Modern North American Cities
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply what you know
