11 mark
Which of the following is not a characteristic of squatter settlements?
Poor sanitation
Legal regulations
High population density
High crime
Improper infrastructure
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Challenges of Urban Change (College Board AP® Human Geography): Exam Questions
12 mins12 questions
21 mark
Blockbusting is
The highly problematic practice of convincing tenants to sell the property at a lower price, so that real estate companies can hike the price afterwards.
Neighbourhood separation based on racial characteristics
Refusing financial opportunities to minorities, through direct discrimination.
When neighbourhoods contain a large proportion of slums or squatter settlements.
When an area has been left abandoned.
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31 mark
Which of the following may be a reason why people are food secure
Natural disasters, like drought or flooding
Poverty and lack of investment
Political difficulties and unstable governments
The rise of farmers’ markets and locally produced food
Food price rises
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41 mark
Which of the following is not an example of urban farming?
Vertical farming, using hydroponic or aeroponic systems
Community gardens
Rooftop farming
Aquaponics
Organic farming
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51 mark
Reurbanization is
The growth of cities as people move from rural to urban areas
The movement of people from urban back to rural areas
The movement of people from urban to suburban areas
The movement of people back to urban centres
The movement of wealthier people into low-income areas, making changes as they come
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61 mark
Which of the following processes leads to the creation of exurbs?
Suburbanization
Reurbanization
Counter urbanization
Urbanization
Gentrification
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71 mark
The so-called ‘white flight’ resulted from blockbusting. What does ‘white flight’ refer to?
The influx of wealthier people into lower-income areas
The practice of real estate agents influencing people to sell their homes at low prices
The disproportionate exposure of minority and low-income people to environmental hazards
The increase in informal housing on the outskirts of cities
White residents leaving an area as more ethnically or racially diverse people move there
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81 mark
The refusal of banks to give home loans to minorities is known as
Redlining
Blockbusting
Gentrification
Placelessness
Functional fragmentation
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91 mark
Minority groups and low-income communities may be disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. This is known as
Redlining
Environment injustice
Blockbusting
Gentrification
Disamenity zoning
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101 mark
Which of the following would be useful to combat economic segregation?
Blockbusting
Disamenity zones
Redlining
Gentrification
Inclusionary zoning
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111 mark
Gentrification may cause historical places to lose their character. This is known as
Sense of place
Redlining
Environmental injustice
Placelessness
White flight
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121 mark
The functional fragmentation of government is
When agencies and departments, like transport or health services, have authority over the policies that affect cities
Local, state, and national governments are in charge of policies affecting urban areas
The influx of high-income residents into lower-income areas, causing cultural, economic, population and residential changes
A form of urban planning, aiming to incentivize the inclusion of a certain amount of affordable housing in new residential projects
The highly problematic practice of convincing tenants to sell the property at a lower price, so that real estate companies can hike the price afterwards.
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