The most dramatic population shift in the United States in the past fifty years has been of people moving from __________.
A) cities to suburbs
B) farms to metropolitan areas
C) suburbs to rural areas
D) large cities to small cities
Public school in the U.S. are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends to __________.
A) home school their children to keep them away from students of color
B) use their monetary resources to pay students of color to leave the neighborhood schools
C) move to the suburbs and have their children attend mostly-white schools
D) send their children to the most underfunded schools with the hope that gentrification will begin
The healthcare problems associated with the disinvestment in urban centers include which of the following?
A) More people are able to afford quality treatment.
B) More city residents are unable to find quality healthcare.
C) The proportion of hospitals there that are owned by for-profits has increased.
D) Urban areas are some of the healthiest places in the United States.
Which of the following is true about current mortgage lending practices?
A) Black/White lending differences have been eradicated.
B) Blacks with greater incomes are rejected more often than Whites with lower incomes.
C) Latinos with zero income are able to get better mortgage rates.
D) White people have harder times getting a mortgage when compared with Blacks.
In poor environments, residents often turn to __________.
A) alternative economic activities for survival
B) real estate speculators who purchase and withhold apartments from the housing market
C) landlords who buy properties in poor neighborhoods for jobs
D) young White professionals to get them to move into the neighborhood
In addition to buying properties in poor neighborhoods and converting them to rental properties, a slumlord would also __________.
A) use alternative economic activities for survival
B) purchase and withhold apartments from the housing market for long-term investment
C) have no intention of investing in their upkeep and maintenance
D) actively recruited young White professionals to formerly blighted urban areas.
Since 1980 the federal government has made huge cuts in money and services to central cities, and these cuts have led to __________.
A) a fiscal crisis in urban areas
B) improved educational services
C) a booming population.
D) improvement in healthcare services
Citizens living in poor and minority areas in cities and metropolitan areas that have to deal with the illegal dumping of hazardous materials are victims of __________.
A) environmental racism
B) toxic reform efforts
C) the informal economy
D) suburban sprawl and gentrification
Because of poor healthcare in urban areas, chronic conditions such as diabetes __________.
A) do not exist because of healthy diets
B) often go untreated
C) are covered by insurance without a co-pay
D) are treated faster than other illnesses
Urban centers are more likely to be __________.
A) highly segregated
B) integrated
C) desegregated
D) racially balanced
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