Light-rail is integrated with fast commuter railroad networks and subways and extends out to multiple suburbs.
श्रेणी: unit 6 correct MCQ questions
Which of the following exemplifies a smart-growth approach to urban planning?
Creation of walkable neighborhoods with mixed-use land and access to public transportation
6.6 Based on a comparison of the zones in the model shown, which of the following best explains how the model is limited in its representation of present-day urban land-use patterns?
The model does not show the cost-to-distance effects of multiple suburban central business districts and the pattern of residential areas that surround them.
6.9 Which of the following best explains what the concentric zone model and bid-rent curve illustrate about patterns of urban areas?
Together they show how land prices rise exponentially closer to the central business district.
As migrants from rural areas continue to move to cities for jobs, cities face a variety of economic and social challenges. Which of the following economic or social challenges is best illustrated by the photograph shown of Mumbai, India?
There is a significant income gap between residents on the periphery of the city and residents in the city center.
Which of the following similarities best explains why cities such as Venice, Amsterdam, Hamburg, London, and Marseilles were early front-runners in urban development in Western Europe?
These port cities were centers of trade, serving as links in terms of capital and labor mobility.
6.8 New Urbanism is an example of sustainable urban development. This type of development is intended to
reduce the miles driven on personal vehicles
6.3 The presence of media hubs, coalitions focusing on specific environmental challenges, and headquarters for multinational corporations in major cities help explain how such cities
are linked globally in ways that transcend national political boundaries
6.1 Which of the following best explains why countries such as Brazil, Burma (Myanmar), Kazakhstan, and Nigeria would construct a new capital city in a different location from the old capital city?
To build modern, planned cities and administrative centers