Transcript CRS Chapter 11 - Crescent School

Chapter 11
Urban land use, City structure
11.01 A package of suburban land-use planning
principles designed to curb sprawl is known as:
1. redlining
2. segregation
3. smart growth
4. defensible space
5. gentrification
11.01 A package of suburban land-use planning
principles designed to curb sprawl is known as:
1. redlining
2. segregation
3. smart growth
4. defensible space
5. gentrification
Explanation: Smart growth involves such things as
preserving open space, redeveloping inner suburbs,
reducing dependency on automobiles, encouraging
mixed land uses, and creating a greater sense of
community.
11.02 The central nucleus of commercial land
uses in a city is called the:
1. zone in transition
2. central business district (CBD)
3. isotropic surface
4. edge city
5. boomburbs
11.02 The central nucleus of commercial land uses in a
city is called the:
1. zone in transition
2. central business district (CBD)
3. isotropic surface
4. edge city
5. boomburbs
Explanation: The CBS usually contains a city’s densest
concentration of shops, offices, and warehouses and the
tallest nonresidential buildings.
11.03 About what percentage of the American population lives in the
ten megapolitan regions shown here?
1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 25%
4. 50%
5. 70%
11.03 About what percentage of the American population lives in the
ten megapolitan regions shown here?
1. 5%
2. 10%
3. 25%
4. 50%
5. 70%
11.04 The transmission of poverty and
deprivation from one generation to another
through a combination of domestic
circumstances and local, neighborhood
conditions is known as:
1. zone in transition
2. underemployment
3. invasion and succession
4. gentrification
5. cycle of poverty
11.04 The transmission of poverty and deprivation from one
generation to another through a combination of domestic
circumstances and local, neighborhood conditions is known as:
1. zone in transition
2. underemployment
3. invasion and succession
4. gentrification
5. cycle of poverty
Explanation: The cycle of poverty can prevent neighborhoods from
improving their condition. A key element in the cycle of poverty is the
educational setting: a poor educational environment limits
occupational choice and results in lower incomes.
11.05 Which of these is a characteristic of
European cities?
1. low skylines
2. lively downtowns
3. neighborhood stability
4. municipal socialism
5. all of the above
11.05 Which of these is a characteristic of European cities?
1. low skylines
2. lively downtowns
3. neighborhood stability
4. municipal socialism
5. all of the above
Explanation: These four factors distinguish European cities from
most American ones. The photo below shows Bonn, Germany.
11.06 The idea that buildings and cities should
be designed and run like machines is called:
1. the Modern movement
2. postmodern urban design
3. Beaux Arts
4. redlining
5. gentrification
11.06 The idea that buildings and cities should be
designed and run like machines is called:
1. the Modern movement
2. postmodern urban design
3. Beaux Arts
4. redlining
5. gentrification
11.07 The practice whereby lending institutions
delimit “bad risk” neighborhoods on a city map
and then use the map as the basis for
determining loans is known as:
1. defensible space
2. smart growth
3. cycle of poverty
4. redlining
5. gentrification
11.07 The practice whereby lending institutions delimit
“bad risk” neighborhoods on a city map and then use the
map as the basis for determining loans is known as:
1. defensible space
2. smart growth
3. cycle of poverty
4. redlining
5. gentrification
Explanation: Redlining is a form of discrimination that
results in a bias against minorities and female-led
households.
11.08 Which of these is a type of node within a
polycentric metropolis?
1. traditional downtown center
2. newer business centers
3. internal edge cities
4. external edge cities
5. all of the above
11.08 Which of these is a type of node within a
polycentric metropolis?
1. traditional downtown center
2. newer business centers
3. internal edge cities
4. external edge cities
5. all of the above
Explanation: All of these are components of the
polycentric metropolis, listed in order from the CBD to
areas increasingly distant from the center.
11.09 This photo best illustrates:
1. a central business district (CBD)
2. gentrification
3. suburban sprawl
4. an edge city
5. postmodern urban design
11.09 This photo best illustrates:
1. a central business district (CBD)
2. gentrification
3. suburban sprawl
4. an edge city
5. postmodern urban design
11.10 Which of these states does not have any
territory in the Piedmont megapolitan region of
the United States?
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Alabama
4. Florida
5. South Carolina
11.10 Which of these states does not have any territory in the
Piedmont megapolitan region of the United States?
1. Georgia
2. Tennessee
3. Alabama
4. Florida
5. South Carolina
11.11 “Generica” refers to:
1. the process of gentrification
2. a package of suburban land-use planning
principles designed to curb sprawl
3. the generic landscape of office buildings,
shopping malls, and residential sprawl
4. protected enclaves of the rich
5. a process of urban change whereby one
social or ethnic group succeeds another
11.11 “Generica” refers to:
1. the process of gentrification
2. a package of suburban land-use planning principles designed to
curb sprawl
3. the generic landscape of office buildings, shopping malls,
and residential sprawl
4. protected enclaves of the rich
5. a process of urban change whereby one social or ethnic group
succeeds another
11.12 The territorial clustering of specific groups
or sub-groups of people is known as:
1. invasion and succession
2. defensible space
3. congregation
4. segregation
5. gentrification
11.12 The territorial clustering of specific groups or subgroups of people is known as:
1. invasion and succession
2. defensible space
3. congregation
4. segregation
5. gentrification
Explanation: Congregation is a place-making activity and
the basis for urban structure. It is especially important for
minority groups as a way of preserving cultural identity
and minimizing conflicts with outsiders.