GCU 322 Reading Quiz 3 - Questions and Answers

GCU 322 Reading Quiz 3 - Questions and Answers Modern freeways carry a large share of travel in most cities, permitting rapid movement at about _____ the accident risk of surface streets (per mile). one-third By 1920, the most flamboyant urban developments were in new cities far removed from the traditional urban centers. The most spectacular growth occurred _____, and similar trends took form in Florida, Texas, the desert Southwest, and on the prairie edge of the Rockies (Colorado and Alberta). on the West Coast The second greatest user of city space is for _____ (and it is surprising that a large amount of land in cities is devoted to this). Transportation The average one-million-population metropolitan area in US encompasses nearly _____ separate governmental jurisdictions. 300 Suburbanism in North America accelerated greatly after: World War II A cardinal rule of urban development is that an American is very reluctant to walk more than a _____ before getting into a car. quarter mile In terms of the primary sector, the most intensive agricultural products are: fruits and vegetables (including flowers) Toronto's original name was _____, and it was the capital of Upper Canada (after the partitioning of British North America into Upper Canada and Lower Canada). York "Movable towns" are notable along the Colorado River in western Arizona, in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, and in parts of Florida. Residents are most often: retired senior citizens The largest shopping mall in North America is in: Edmonton Land devoted to industrial usage occupies only _____ percent of a city's area. 5-10 Only a few cities, such as _____, continue to restrict building height. Washington, DC Except for ferries in certain parts of the country, such as the Great Lakes and _____, water travel makes a negligible contribution to the movement of people. Puget Sound Characteristically, the businesses along a string street are small and diverse; however, there may be concentrations of specific types of enterprises, the best known of which is "_____ row." Automobile In 1972, _____ created a "Unicity" amalgamation of the city with several surrounding suburban municipalities. This has not been a total success, as it has facilitated increased political clout of the suburbs, including tax investments, at the expense of the central city. Winnipeg There has been a heartening improvement (with cleanup campaigns) in America's rivers, including formerly infamous rivers such as the Ohio and the _____River in Philadelphia. Schuylkill In the five-plus decades since their inception, the _____ networks have expanded to encompass eighty blocks of downtown Minneapolis and more than forty blocks of downtown St. Paul. Skyway Canadian cities are less fragmented by freeways and parking lots; indeed US cities have _____ times the amount of urban expressways per capita as do Canadian cities. Four Numerous nodes of high-density commercial and industrial development--scattered throughout suburbia are now typical. Suburban CBDs formed, producing "polynucleated" cities organized around _____, part of what has been called urban realms. freeway networks The problem of underused and empty retail spaces became an issue in the early 2000s. In _____, no new malls were built in US for the first time in several decades. Overbuilding (or "over-retailing") contributes to this problem, but also does the fast and rising advent of online shopping. 2007