Learning outcome 1 and 2
Learning outcome 3
Learning outcome 4
Learning outcome 5
Learning outcome 6 and 7
100
State 1 definition of an urban settlement
A city is a legal entity
An urban area is a continuously built-up area
A metropolitan area is a functional area.
100
The process of legally adding land area to a city
Annexation
100
RANDOM QUESTION
What is the first, second and third largest countries in land area?
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. USA
100
Motor vehicles make a _____ impact in urban areas.
Huge, big, large, etc
100
Describe the concept of rush hour.
Rush hour or peak hour is the four consecutive 15-minutes periods that have the heaviest traffic, 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon
200
Which country has over 87,000 local governments?
The United States
200
RANDOM QUESTION
What country lies east of Niger?
Chad
200
Why have business services and manufacturers moved to suburbs?
Because land is cheaper and more plentiful
200
EVERYONE PLAYS
Explain one way Guatemala can improve the problem of traffic congestion.
Answers may vary
200
What new form of rapid transit has attracted people to modern cities?
Subway
300
Which Model is this?
The periphery model
300
Is suburban sprawl cheap or expensive?
expensive
300
Why have consumer services moved to suburbs?
Because most customers currently live there
300
What is the con of motor vehicles (as stated in the presentation)?
They take up lots of space.
300
Explain why buses are more efficient than trolleys.
Because buses don't have fixed routes, like trolleys do.
400
What is the difference between urbanized and urban clusters?
Urbanized areas have more than 50,000 people and urban clusters have between 2500-50,000 people
400
According to the density gradient, the number of houses per unit of land diminishes as distance from the city center _______
increases
400
Explain one of the ways suburbs are segregated (Social classes or land uses)
Explanation might vary
400
Mention 2 ways cities control vehicles.
Tolls
Bans
Congestion charges
Permits
400
Explain one type of "Cars of the future"
Explain any of the following: Diesel, Hybrid, Ethanol, Full Electric, Plug-in hybrid, Hydrogen fuel cell.
500
What do you call the Boswash corridor in the Northeastern US containing cities like Boston, NY and Washington?
Megalopolis
500
Mention one thing that changes the density gradient.
Fewer people living in the center
Fewer differences in density within urban areas
500
Mention both ways suburbs are segregated
They are segregated according to social classes
They are segregated according to land uses
500
RANDOM QUESTION
Mention 4 cities in the state of Florida.
Some include:
Naples, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Kissimmee, Clearwater, etc
500
Vehicles that are ____ fuel efficient and less ______ are likely to become more widely available in the future.
More, Polluting