The Growth of Cities — Quiz

Question 1

Which of these factors has been a constant of urban life since the early 1900s?

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an increasing population

Question 2

Why did urban areas develop subway, elevated train, and streetcar systems?

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to make it possible for people to move around within cities

Question 3

Which reason best explains why American cities grew in the late 1800s?

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Cities offered more jobs and opportunities.

Question 4

What was a result of increased job and educational opportunities in urban areas?

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the creation of a consumer economy

Question 5

How did new urban transportation systems contribute to socioeconomic segregation in the late 1800s?

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Wealthier people moved farther away from city centers.

Question 6

Which of these most directly describes the growth of cities?

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urbanization

Question 7

One mostly negative effect of urbanization was the establishment of

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slums.

Question 8

How did railroads contribute to urban growth during the Second Industrial Revolution?

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by transporting raw materials and finished goods

Question 9

Which of these is an example of a service industry job in an urban center?

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a bank clerk

Question 10

New York City’s Harlem is an example of a neighborhood that, due to segregation, was shaped mainly according to

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race.

The Growth of Cities — Quiz Answers