MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Which one of the following is not true of Monterrey's economy?
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    It is bolstered by the city's port activities.
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    Cites in the Lesser Antilles tend to sprawl across entire islands.
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    concentric zone model - pie cut into many pieces
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    Pike Place Market-LA
Q.2.
Which one of the following is not one of the US and Canada's eleven recognized megalopolitan regions?
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    Mexico city
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    I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City
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    Montreal and Quebec City
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    Large plaza at the center
Q.3.
The classic Spanish colonial city contained:
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    Mexico city
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    Tenochtitlan
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    Montreal and Quebec City
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    Large plaza at the center
Q.4.
What two Canadian cities are well known for historic preservation programs in their colonial cores?
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    Detriot
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    I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City
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    Large plaza at the center
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    Montreal and Quebec City
Q.5.
What impact did the maquiladora program have on Mexico's urban geography?
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    It led to substantial urban growth on the U.S.-Mexican border.
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    I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City
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    Montreal and Quebec City
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    Mexico city
Q.6.
In 2006, the Union of Spanish American City Capitals declared what city to be the cultural capital of Spanish America?
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    Mexico city
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    NYC
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    Detriot
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    San Jose
Q.7.
What US city grew because of a superior situation that was enhanced by the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825?
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    Detriot
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    Mexico city
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    NYC
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    Montreal and Quebec City
Q.8.
It has a population of over 50 million. It is where 1 out of every 6 Americans live. It is responsible for 20% of the United States' Gross Domestic Product. What is it?
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    railroads
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    NYC LA, Chicago
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    the insular caribbean
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    Megalopolis
Q.9.
Fresh water has been made available at low cost to cities in the arid Southwest of the United States because of all of the following except:
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    Cites in the Lesser Antilles tend to sprawl across entire islands.
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    new discoveries of nearby groundwater resources
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    It is bolstered by the city's port activities.
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    concentric zone model - pie cut into many pieces
Q.10.
Which one of the following statements is not true of the Caribbean's urban geography?
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    concentric zone model - pie cut into many pieces
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    Pike Place Market-LA
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    It is bolstered by the city's port activities.
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    Cites in the Lesser Antilles tend to sprawl across entire islands.
Q.11.
Vest-pocket parks, community gardens, and urban greenways are examples of:
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    site
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    The average number of children per family decreases.
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    successful (re)incorportation of nature into the city.
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    coffee and bananas
Q.12.
Automobile manufacturing would be illustrative of which sector of a city's economy?
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    secondary sector
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    NYC LA, Chicago
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    tertiary and quaternary
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    the insular caribbean
Q.13.
Capital city, megacity, world city: What is the only city in Middle America and the Caribbean that would fit each of these three categories?
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    Tenochtitlan
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    Detriot
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    Montreal and Quebec City
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    Mexico city
Q.14.
San José, Costa Rica, initially built its economic base on tobacco cultivation. Later, the base of San José's economy shifted to:
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    site
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    The average number of children per family decreases.
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    coffee and bananas
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    successful (re)incorportation of nature into the city.
Q.15.
During the period of Colonial Mercantilism in what would become the United States and Canada, where were the largest cities located?
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    It led to substantial urban growth on the U.S.-Mexican border.
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    San Jose
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    I-40 from Memphis to Oklahoma City
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    at the mouth of the Mississippi River, along the St. Lawrence River, along the Atlantic coast
Q.16.
The three largest metropolitan regions in the United States and Canada are anchored by:
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    NYC LA, Chicago
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    railroads
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    secondary sector
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    Pike Place Market-LA
Q.17.
New town
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    Cites in the Lesser Antilles tend to sprawl across entire islands.
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    both the celebration and contestation of cultural differences.
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    comprehensively planned to be as self-contained as possible
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    concentric zone model - pie cut into many pieces