Cities And Urban Life MCQs

Option A: the shift of employment and service away from the inner city towards multiple centers in smaller towns and rural areas

Option B: the degendering of public space as women use local facilities more

Option C: gentrification the movement of middle-class people back into the inner city

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: commuters started moving out of villages and into cities

Option B: towns and cities were becoming increasingly planned and managed

Option C: industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas

Option D: transport systems were not provided so it was easier to live in the city

Correct Answer: industrial capitalism led to a shift of population from rural to urban areas ✔

Option A: they were confined to particular areas of the city

Option B: people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals

Option C: there were distinctive patterns of activity for each social class

Option D: they were based on face to face interaction with close friends and family

Correct Answer: people knew each other only through specific situational roles and not as whole rounded individuals ✔

Option A: Highest Asia Lowest Africa

Option B: Highest Europe Lowest Oceania

Option C: Highest North America Lowest Africa

Option D: Highest Europe Lowest Africa

Correct Answer: Highest North America Lowest Africa ✔

Option A: the privatization of public services by the Conservative government

Option B: the lifestyle practice of shopping in peer groups

Option C: the form of tuberculosis suffered by those who collect stamps

Option D: the provision of health housing and education services by the state

Correct Answer: the provision of health housing and education services by the state ✔

Option A: Tonnies

Option B: Simmel

Option C: Weber

Option D: Wirth

Correct Answer: Simmel ✔

Option A: walled boundaries

Option B: relatively small populations

Option C: a strong influence over external

Option D: geographically small in size

Correct Answer: a strong influence over external ✔

Option A: the movement of the middle classes into suburban areas

Option B: a policy aimed at renovating inner-city council housing stock

Option C: building shopping centers in cities to create employment

Option D: renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups

Correct Answer: renovation of run-down city neighborhoods to attract high income groups ✔

Option A: 1950

Option B: 1975

Option C: 1999

Option D: 2007

Correct Answer: 1975 ✔

Option A: regenerating cities in economic decline

Option B: turning industrial landscapes into tourist attractions

Option C: selling sites and images through the symbolic economy of media advertising

Option D: all of the above

Correct Answer: all of the above ✔

Option A: ethnic communities based on shard identity and experiences of discrimination

Option B: gay villages which are formed in certain parts of large cities

Option C: sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures

Option D: virtual communities that exist only in cyberspace

Correct Answer: sociological communities formed by unpopular lectures ✔

Option A: how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources

Option B: the forms of wildlife and natural habitats that could be found on the edges of the city

Option C: the way in which people organized collective protests about environmental issues

Option D: how men and women used the city’s public spaces differently

Correct Answer: how social groups colonized different areas of the city and competed for resources ✔

Option A: a shared sense of identity and belonging together

Option B: common activities involving all -round relationships

Option C: a fixed geographical location

Option D: collective action based on common interests

Correct Answer: a fixed geographical location ✔

Option A: living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries

Option B: fertility rates are generally higher in developing countries including among city dwellers

Option C: greater job opportunities encourage large-scale internal migration from rural areas to cities

Option D: reverse migration (from cities back to rural communities) can be harder in developing societies once a livelihood in a rural community is lost

Correct Answer: living in closely connected settlements is a social feature common in developing countries ✔

Option A: Park

Option B: Hawley

Option C: Wirth

Option D: Burgess

Correct Answer: Wirth ✔

Option A: Hervey

Option B: Molotch

Option C: Castells

Option D: Saunders

Correct Answer: Castells ✔

Option A: renovating inner-city buildings for occupation by the middle classes

Option B: a new domestic waste reduction strategy for inner-city areas

Option C: councils buying up cheap housing to turn into commercial developments

Option D: refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land

Correct Answer: refurbishing old buildings and finding new uses for previously used land ✔

Option A: it has more millionaires than any other city

Option B: it has been hardened against the poor

Option C: it has been hardened against than any other US city

Option D: it has a policy of promoting opportunity for all

Correct Answer: it has been hardened against the poor ✔

Option A: New York

Option B: Mumbai

Option C: Beijing

Option D: Tokyo

Correct Answer: Tokyo ✔

Option A: Louise Wirth

Option B: Robert Park

Option C: Georg Simmel

Option D: Max Weber

Correct Answer: Georg Simmel ✔