Question 1

Who/What introduced the idea of the garden city?

Accepted Answer

A)   Thomas Adams
B)   Frederick Law Olmstead
C)   Ebenezer Howard
D)   Homer Hoyt
E)   The 1893 Chicago ExpositionF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Argue to what extent the three classic models of urban form (see Figure 8.2, p. 288 in the text) are relevant to our understanding of the contemporary city.

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Question 3

What is the name of the movement to build cities that provide spacious and high-quality environments for working and living?

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A)   Green city
B)   Exurban city
C)   Core city
D)   Suburbia
E)   Garden cityF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

New Urbanism was developed in response to the predominant residential trend of eighteenth-century urbanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

New Urbanism has focused on building communities with which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A)   Designed for pedestrian movement and mass transit
B)   A wide variety of housing styles
C)   Driveways and garages at the rear of the lot
D)   Both A and B
E)   All of the aboveF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 6

Identify the two ways of thinking about housing in more developed countries.

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Question 7

Hispanic areas in many American cities are an example of what type of spatial segregation?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ghettos
B)   Enclaves
C)   Colonies
D)   Neighbourhoods
E)   Charter populationsF) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

Manufacturing activities developed next to major transportation routes (e.g., ports, railways), and continue to be predominantly located there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Gender-based divisions in how people experience poverty are being reduced through job creation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The way suburbs have been designed, in general, makes it nearly impossible to live there without an automobile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements describes zoning?

Accepted Answer

A)   A way to regulate land use
B)   Involves classification of an urban area into distinct areas of land use
C)   A means of ensuring that incompatible land uses are not located near one another
D)   A major tool of urban planning
E)   All of the aboveF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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