Question 1

Discuss the effects of transportation on the growth of suburbs. What problems has this mobility created?

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Question 2

The original Levittown was built on 4,000 acres of potato fields about 30 miles outside of __________.

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A)  Baltimore, MD
B)  New York City
C)  Washington, DC
D)  Hartford, CN

Question 3

Describe the results of studies of Levittown. Give a picture of the residents, problems, and attitudes.

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The results of studies of Levittown have...

Question 4

Describe the "myth of suburbia" and discuss its consequences for purposes of planning.

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The "myth of suburbia" refers to the ide...

Question 5

Asian Americans living in suburbs have income levels 25 percent higher than Asians living in the central cities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Today, half of the nation's manufacturing jobs are in the suburbs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Research looking at socioeconomic status of affluent suburbs shows __________.

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A)  profound changes in terms of characteristics of residents
B)  patterns of decline and rebuilding
C)  persistency over time
D)  downward trends in status

Question 8

Today, given a choice most Americans would opt to buy a townhouse.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Compare trends in suburbanization of African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians in the U.S.

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The trends in suburbanization of African...

Question 10

According to the text, a major factor behind the rapid growth of suburbs following World War II was __________.

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A)  deterioration of central city services
B)  poorer quality schools in the central city
C)  increased crime in the central city
D)  government subsidies for suburban housing

Question 11

The Bureau of the Census defines "suburban" as the territory inside the Metropolitan Statistical Area that lies outside the central city.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Exurbanites tend to be __________.

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A)  affluent, well educated professionals
B)  fringe group members
C)  working class
D)  homeless people

Question 13

List and discuss factors that account for the postwar suburban boom.

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The postwar suburban boom in the United ...

Question 14

The counties having the most affluent households are most concentrated __________.

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A)  in the sunbelt
B)  in the South and Southwest
C)  in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic areas
D)  on the East Coast

Question 15

As of 2018, nearly 75 percent of all Hispanics were suburbanites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The American city of 1900 was a streetcar city with workers living up to 12 miles from the CBD.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the housing styles of pre-World War II suburbs?

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A)  Styles were widely eclectic with many different architectural types.
B)  Houses were still predominately row houses built in clusters and located close together.
C)  Houses were mass-produced and looked almost exactly alike-"little boxes all in a row!"
D)  Most urban housing at this time could be described as "grand estates" with homes of mansion-like quality.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  By the 1950s almost all of the land within the legal boundaries of the northern and eastern parts of the U.S. had been developed.
B)  Beginning in the 1980s, the federal government began building a system of interstate highways linking suburbia with the central cities.
C)  Suburban housing costs were higher in the 1950s than central city housing costs.
D)  Demographics had little to do with the suburban boom of the 1950s.

Question 19

Survey data show decisively that most Americans prefer townhouses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Post-World War II suburban growth in the U.S. reflected a movement toward values associated with suburbanization rather than a movement fleeing from perceived urban ills.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: The Suburban Era

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List and discuss factors that account for the postwar suburban boom.

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Describe the "myth of suburbia" and discuss its consequences for purposes of planning.

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Research looking at socioeconomic status of affluent suburbs shows __________.

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Post-World War II suburban growth in the U.S. reflected a movement toward values associated with suburbanization rather than a movement fleeing from perceived urban ills.

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The counties having the most affluent households are most concentrated __________.

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Compare trends in suburbanization of African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians in the U.S.

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Today, half of the nation's manufacturing jobs are in the suburbs.

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Survey data show decisively that most Americans prefer townhouses.

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The original Levittown was built on 4,000 acres of potato fields about 30 miles outside of __________.

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Describe the results of studies of Levittown. Give a picture of the residents, problems, and attitudes.

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