A. has been reinforced by recent studies
B. is based on stereotypes
C. helped democratic representation in the states
D. gave urban dwellers an inferiority complex
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The percentage of people around the world who lived in cities in 2005 is approximately…………….?
A. 20 percent
B. 49 percent
C. 50 percent
D. 80 percent
Modern urban sociologists in contrast to the Chicago school believe that cities……………?
A. are doomed to total disorganization
B. are too expensive
C. stimulate creativity
D. will revert to rural areas within a short time
suburbanization today is based on………………?
A. skin color only
B. homogeneous families
C. social class
D. the grass being greener in the suburbs
A metropolitan area consists of………………?
A. several small towns
B. a central city and surrounding suburbs and small towns
C. the city only
D. a city with a subway system
When metropolitan areas start to merge with each other the result is……………?
A. a standard metropolitan area
B. a megalopolis
C. an ecological city
D. a repetition of the Greek polis
A ghetto tends to contain…………….?
A. slums
B. a concentration of one racial group in an area
C. residents who make up an economic underclass
D. all of the above
Urban renewal has……………..?
A. provided good housing for the poor
B. secured many jobs for the poor
C. eliminated housing discrimination
D. moved residents but not improved conditions
A lake is polluted The fish in it die The algae make unpleasant odors It may be said that………………?
A. the ecosystem is disturbed
B. biological capital is lost
C. the environment is degraded
D. all of the above
A reduction of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere leads to………….?
A. greater rainfall
B. greater crop yields
C. climate changes
D. fluorochlorocarbon production