204 Final – Flashcards

What type of economy shaped the landscape of Russian cities from 1917 through 1991?

Historical trading cities along the rivers of European Russia were each dominated by a fortress. The fortress was called a...

Churches, museums, and palaces are landscape features that make what era of Russian city development?

Before the Communist Revolution in 1917, the capital of tsarist Russia (since about 1700) was...

What city was shaped by its relative location near the headwaters of the Volga, Dvina, and Dnieper River systems, all of which flowed in different directions?

During the Soviet period, "progress" was narrowly conceptualized as...

During the Soviet period, one way in which government tried to keep urban growth within projected levels was by...

"Closed cities" became a hallmark of Soviet-era urban geography. Such cities...

In a microrayon, as developed during the Soviet period, in what kind of residential units did people live?

Garbage-strewn landscapes surround many Russian apartment buildings for all of the following reasons except...

Kazan is in the Russian Federation, but it is also the capital city of a "republic" of its own. What is the name of the republic where Kazan in located?

The pattern in Russia is similar to the Untied States: existing central city buildings in poor condition but in good locations are converted into upscale apartments, often displacing long-time residents. This process is known as...

In which of the following cities would you be most likely to find a new generation of mosques?

In Paris, land near the city center is most densely populated. In Moscow, land far from the city center is most densely populated. Why?

When the Soviet Union collapsed, what happened to Moscow?

St. Petersburg...

The urbanization of Siberia...

Which of these statements is not true about Moscow?

The city center in a truly socialist city differed from the CBD in a non-socialist city in that the former...

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia experienced all of the following except...

The Kyiv (Kiev) as the core of the first Russian state was linked to trade...

Problems confronting the Russian urban system include all of the following except...

What happened to many large mining cities such as Norilsk after the collapse of the Soviet Union?

What city was built by the tsar of be Russia's "window on the west"?

What one of these associations is incorrect?

Title: Moscow's Rise...

Which of these statements was true of cities in the former Soviet Union?

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is...

What foreign group was brought to Sakhalin Island during World War II to work the coal mines and now forms a distinct community in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk?

Which one of the following does not apply to Vladivostok?

Which of the following statements is true of Russian cities today but did not apply during Soviet times?

What was absent from Soviet planning principles?

"Russia for Russians" is a slogan associated with the same forces that have led to the increasing frequency of...

Important actors in human trafficking networks centered in Russia include all of the following except...

Khimki Forest near Moscow's Sheremtyevo Airport was the site of a conflict between loggers and environmentalists. The fact that logging was going on at all was surprising because...

In the cities of what country on the following list would you find signs in the Arabic language?

How would you describe the site of Aleppo and Damascus, respectively?

Guest workers have been especially important in the economic development of...

What city is widely regarded as perhaps the best example of a well-preserved traditional Arab city with a fully functioning medieval medina?

The focus of a traditional home in cities of southwest Asia was the...

Of the following Middle Eastern cities, which one is among the least internationalized and among the least engaged in the global system?

Which one of these features is least likely to be found in the medina of a Middle Eastern city?

Istanbul...

Which one of the following statements about Jerusalem is incorrect?

The "anchor" and largest city in Central Asia is...

Which one of the following urban problems is least critical for cities of the Greater Middle East?

"The Pharos", one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, was located in...

Najaf and Karbala are holy cities...

If you were running a transect of a Middle Eastern city from the old city center of the urban expansion zone, one of your conclusions might be that...

Which of these cities is not located in the Fertile Crescent?

Washington DC is to Rabat as New York City is to...

What city served as an imperial capital for an almost record-setting 1600 years under Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans?

Memphis was perfectly located to unite lower and upper Egypt. Which one of the following best describes Memphis' relative location?

What is the relationship between the kasbah and the medina in a city like Rabat?

A tell (or tel) is...

Of the following cities, which one receives the least rainfall?

In the cities of what two countries would Christian churches be common landscape features?

Damascus and Aleppo. Sana'a and Aden. Tripoli and Benghazi. These city pairs illustrate...

Istanbul, Tehran, and Cairo are...

When the country gained independence. Alma Ata became the capital. The city's name was changed to Almaty. Then, the capital city function was relocated to Aqmola, which was renamed to Astana. In what city did all of this take place?

In the Arab Middle East, you would go to a souk (or suq) to...

How many of the following cities are on the continent of Africa? Jerusalem -- Cairo -- Tehran -- Tunis -- Ouarzazate?

Several megalopolises are developing in the Middle East. Which one of them spans two continents?

Which one of these statements about the Middle East is incorrect?

Over 2 million hajjis visit what city annually?

Uprisings in the cities of what two countries began the revolt which led to demands for democracy, free elections, and an end to corruption across the Arab world?

Facets of the housing problem in Middle Eastern cities include...

In Mecca, what feature takes the place of the citadel at the core of the medina?

In Tehran, apartment living contrasts sharply with traditional housing. How?

"Spectacular urban landscapes", designed to attract global attention and investment, are especially noteworthy in what country of the Middle East?

The oldest region of urban settlement in Sub-Saharan Africa was...

Pretoria came to be governed as part of a metropolitan municipality called Tshwane. Port Elizabeth came to be part of the Nelson Mandela municipality. What event led to this era of political reorganization and place re-naming in South Africa?

The historical centers of urbanization in Southeast Africa include cities on which one of the following lists?

Come cities such as Dakar, with nearby Goree Island, and Elmina, with its castle, are witnessing the growth of a tourism industry built on...

"Desert ports on a network of caravan routes that crisscross the Sahara": which one of the following historical cities would be included under this heading?

Trading posts and eventually cities developed on the Atlantic coast of Africa as a result of the contact with European nations. What nation was the first to sail south along Africa's coast?

It grew into the "island metropolis of Eastern Africa" as the center of a mercantile empire whose tentacles stretched to the Congo. It later was refashioned by the Portuguese and then became a British colonial capital. To what city-state do these facts apply?

In terms of morphology, cities in sub-Saharan Africa are trending toward the...

Dodoma, Lilongwe, Yamoussoukro, and Abuja are all...

All of the following are major problems in most sub-Saharan African cities except...

As cities in sub-Saharan Africa have grown since independence...

French remains the national language of the Democratic Republic of Congo and its cities as a result of being held by Leopold II, the king of...

Of the following cities, which one has the smallest number of European settlers and therefore is the most deserving of being called "a bonafide African city"?

Only two of the largest cities in sub-Saharan Africa are megacities. They are...

The township of Roma is now inhabited by Lusaka's professional class. Under the British, it was inhabited exclusively by privileged whites. In both cases, Roma's maids and gardeners come fro the informal settlement to the northwest. This is an example of...

The slums of former French-colonial cities in Africa are known as...

Most primate cities in Africa are challenged by...

"Splintering urbanism"...

Much of what comprises Kinshasa in both physical and economic terms is undocumented, giving rise to discussion of it as...

Nairobi...

Apartheid in South Africa...

What country in among the most urbanized in sub-Saharan Africa and has the most developed urban hierarchy?

The first city in Africa to become a capital of a new nation after World War II was...

Which of the following statements is not true about sub-Saharan African cities?

In the 1980s, Ghana agreed to pursue the World Bank's recommendations for economic reform. As a result, Accra...

Beginning in the 9th century, cities on Africa's Indian Ocean coast developed economically, culturally, and politically as a result of trade with...

The largest mining and industrial center in Africa, and a city built on gold, is...

The first European settlements along the coast of sub-Saharan Africa included St. Louis, Luanda, and Lourenco Marques (now Maputo). From what country did the settlers come?

Before 1956, Dakar served as the capital of the Federation of French West Africa. After 1956 it had been reduced to serving only as the capital of...

Apartheid came to an end in 1993 and the "bantustans" were abolished in what country?

Which one of the following is not true of the waste management problem in most large sub-Saharan African cities?

Which one of the following programs could be instituted to reduce the push factors behind rural-to-urban migration in cities such as Dakar?

In urban Africa, all of the following forces have driven the trend toward ever more people engaging in multiple economic activities except...

HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa...

Kinshasa is often used as an example of relocalization. What is relocalization?

In South Asia, what country has a dominant northern city and a dominant southern city, but not a well-balanced urban hierarchy?

Beginning in the 1980s, major change came to the Indian economy as a result of many factors including...

Dhaka is...

What river valley in South Asia served as one several urban culture hearths and a cradle of civilization?

Varanasi in the north and Madurai in the south are...

Harappa and Mohenjo Daro are...

Despite being legally abolished, caste remains a fact of life in Indian cities. Which one of the following orders the traditional castes from highest to lowest?

Calcutta was to jute as Bombay was to...

Simla served as the summer capital of colonial India. Why did the British need a summer capital?

The "Presidency Towns" of British India did not include...

What city of South Asia is a world-renowned launching ground for treks in the Himalayas?

"Bourgeois urbanism" is characterized by which one of the following?

Which one of the following is not true of the Taj Mahal?

Which one of the following is not one of the five megacities of South Asia?

Both Murphy's "City in a Swamp" and Kipling's "Cholera Capital of the World" were about...

In the model of the bazaar-based city in South Asia...

In which of the following statements is the national capital not identified correctly?

What ancient city was the predecessor of one of India's present-day megacities?

In the model of the colonial-based city in South Asia...

One of the most magnificent planned cities in India dates from the pre-colonial period and has a great fort towering over it. Today it is a top tourist attraction. What city is it?

Which one of the following does not occupy one of the vertices of India's Golden Quadrilateral?

What happened to the population of Karachi after the partition of the sub-continent in 1947?

What city has emerged as India's cultural capital and has one of the world's largest film industries, giving it the nickname "Bollywood"?

Mumbai is the most religiously diverse city in South Asia. Two religious minorities play a role in the economy far beyond their numbers. Who are they?

What locational characteristics did the Presidency towns have in common?

In McGee's original model of city structure, what land use tends to occupy the periphery of Southeast Asian cities?

McGee, in reference to Southeast Asia, coined the word desakota to describe the process by which...

Singapore's EMR takes the form of an "expanding city-state" which now stretches well into the territory of...

The new city of Cyberjaya anchors what country's Multimedia Super Corridor?

A mix of religions characterizes Southeast Asia. What religion dominates Manila, Jakarta, and Bangkok, respectively?

What city serves as Southeast Asia's leading port and industrial center; its leading banking and commercial center; and as a key player in the global economic system?

75% of the population in Singapore is...

Kuala Lampur means "muddy confluence". The city is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. This is a description of Kuala Lampur's...

What countries of Southeast Asia have the highest levels of urban primacy?

Which one of the following is not true of the Mekong Delta's Oc Eo?

In 1511, the era of European colonialism in Southeast Asia began with the arrival of a fleet from what country in Malacca's harbor?

Which one of the following applies to sacred cities rather than market cities in Southeast Asia?

What city evolved around the Intramuros and became the command and control center of the Spanish galleon trade which ranged between Mexico and India?

Malacca, Thang-long, Ayutthaya, Aceh, Bantam, Mataram: these Southeast Asia cities...

Which one of the following does not apply to Singapore?

Bangkok...

Which one of these is not representative of the pre-colonial market cities of Southeast Asia?

The three largest cities in Southeast Asia are also...

Binondo is the heart of Chinatown, Tondo is a densely-populated and impoverished district, Emita is a fishing village-cum-tourist enclave, and Makati is a district of expensive suburban housing. These locations within Manila are evidence of the...

The Chinese in Southeast Asia...

The Petronas Twin Towers, symbol of competition among cities to have the tallest building in the world, is located in...

The socialist model of urban development, as practiced in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, includes all of the following stages except...

Urban geographers struggle to keep up with name changes. What did Yangon and Ho Minh City used to be called, respectively?

If you were visiting Indonesia, what would you go to Borobudur to see?

In the first decade of the 20th century, the leaders of what country relocated its national capital to the town of Pyinmana where they built a new seat of government named Naypyidaw?

Which one of the following associations is not correct?

What country's cities generally have the highest quality of life in East Asia?

The British were granted concessions in Shanghai in 1846; they were later joined by the Americans to form the Shanghai International Settlement. What name is given to cities in China that were forced to grant similar concessions to foreign powers?

Within Japan's urban core is an inner core known as what?

What city does the following statement describe as it existed up through the 1970s? "...a vast, gray city of arrow-straight, wide boulevards and huge Stalinist-style state buildings, punctuated by seemingly endless rows of drab apartment blocks for the working class..."?

Hong Kong, translated, means "Fragrant Harbor." The translation tells you something about Hong Kong's...

The urban landscapes of which region were least altered by European colonialism?

Because they were only recently returned to the People's Republic, what two cities today enjoy the privileges of being Special Administrative Regions (SARs)?

What Chinese city, because of its colonial heritage, has a distinctly Japanese flavor?

Since the late 1970's, all except which of the following characteristics has applied to the PRC's economic system and therefore its cities?

Which pair of cities fits the description "capitals of a divided nation"?

Which one of these statements about Kyoto is true?

Because of its location at the top of the global hierarchy, what East Asian city ranks among the world's three global cities?

Since the late 1970s, the Chinese government has...

The Pudong Project is...

What do Taipei, Seoul, and Hong Kong have in common?

Beijing was transformed into a producer city in the 1950s. Growth in what sector of the economy put Beijing in that category?

Why did the People's Republic permit Hong Kong to thrive as a coastal enclave of Western-style capitalism and British colonialism for so long?

If Beijing is the "Washington D.C. of China" then what city is the "New York of China"?

For at least three decades, from the 1950s through the 1970s, cities of East Asia evolved along two distinctly different development paths. Which one of the following cities did not follow the socialist development path during that period?

In the 1990s, what was the main method used to abate the problems of urban primacy in Seoul?

When agriculture was de-collectivized in China, what happened to the rural population?

Changan, in China...

In Hong Kong, which of these is not true?

Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, and the Summer Palace are signature landscapes of what city?