QuestionAnswerIn the concentric zone model, Zone B is likely to house what?Formerly wealthy homes split into cheap apartmentsThe city’s industrial centerWealthy commuter homesRural outpostsWhat are the prerequisites for the existence of a city?All of theseGood environment with water and a favorable climateAdvanced agricultural technologyStrong social organizationIn 2014, what was the largest city in the world?TokyoDelhiNew YorkShanghaiWhat led to the creation of the exurbs?Urban sprawl and crowds moving into the cityThe high cost of suburban livingThe housing boom of the 1980sGentrificationHow are the suburbs of Paris different from those of most U.S. cities?They are synonymous with housing projects and urban poor.They are connected by public transportation.There are more industrial and business opportunities there.They are less populated.How does gentrification affect cities?Less affluent residents are pushed into less desirable areas.They become more crowded.Traffic issues, including pollution, become worse.All of theseWhat does human ecology theory address?The relationship between humans and their environmentsThe way humans affect technologyThe way the human population reduces the variety of nonhuman speciesThe relationship between humans and other speciesUrbanization includes the sociological study of what?All of theseUrban economicsUrban politicsUrban environmentsPractice this lessonThe content of this course has been taken from the free Sociology textbook by Openstax
