Suburbanization has resulted in __________.
A) less traffic and shorter commutes to work
B) more diverse schools
C) urban sprawl and more air pollution
D) a decrease in residential segregation
As a result of the dramatic population shift taking place in the U.S. since 1950 __________.
A) more Americans now live in the suburbs than in cities and rural areas
B) more people are relocating to urban areas
C) gentrification is at an all time low in major cities
D) more Americans now live in small towns and rural areas
Which groups have participated in White flight?
A) Only upper middle-class Whites
B) New immigrants following White employers
C) Working-class Asians
D) Middle, upper-middle, and working-class Whites
A suburban city of at least 100,000 that has experienced double-digit growth each decade since it became urban is an example of __________.
A) urban sprawl
B) redlining
C) a boomburg
D) gentrification
When low-density, automobile dependent development takes place outside of a central city, this is characterized as __________.
A) triage
B) regional government
C) suburban sprawl
D) colonias
Suburbanization was __________.
A) a naturally occurring event
B) discouraged by the federal government
C) encouraged by the federal government
D) not profiting developers
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an urban area is any town, city, or village __________.
A) with 2,500 or more inhabitants
B) with 25,000 or more inhabitants
C) with 250,000 or more inhabitants
D) that has grown by at least 25 percent in the last ten years.
Although some middle-class Blacks have moved to the suburbs, others suburban residents are mostly __________.
A) Asian immigrants
B) Latino immigrants
C) upper-middle-class Whites
D) rappers and hip-hop video models
To make a profit off of real estate in urban areas by anticipating future gentrification, a landlord could __________.
A) decrease the rent to keep the current residents in place
B) withhold apartments from the housing market for long-term investment
C) buy expensive property and convert them to rental property for the poor
D) rent apartments to new immigrants who are underemployed
The racist myth in the United States about Black inner-city neighborhoods is that __________.
A) these neighborhoods are actually the best places to raise children
B) historical discrimination has led to some of the extreme conditions in these neighborhoods
C) they leave the urban areas to follow Whites to the suburbs
D) they are run down because Blacks lack pride and middle-class values
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