Choose the letter of the item that best completes
the statement or answers the question.
1. The main idea of this chapter is that (a) cities are not as nice to live
in as suburbs (b) the problems of cities cannot be solved
(c) cities face difficult problems (d) life in the suburbs is boring.
2.
Three out of every four Americans live in (a) rural areas
(b) metropolitan areas (c) cities (d) suburbs.
3.
The Atlanta Metropolitan Area consists of suburbs and a (a) mega-
lopolis (b) central city (c) region (d) state.
4. The Northeast Corridor is an example of (a) a megalopolis (b) a
central city (c) an interstate highway (d) a suburb.
5. Which statement is true of suburban areas today? (a) Suburban
residents depend upon the city for jobs, entertainment, and essen-
tial services. (b) Median family income is lower in the suburbs than
in cities. (c) More people are employed in manufacturing in the
suburbs than in the cities. (d) Minorities and the elderly tend to be
concentrated in the suburbs.
6. Which one of the following is an attempt to solve the problems of
the cities? (a) urban renewal (b) flight of businesses and the mid-
dle class to the suburbs (c) deterioration of city streets and public
buildings (d) increase in homelessness.
7. The decline of manufacturing industries and the increase in service
jobs in the cities have resulted in (a) fewer traffic problems in the
city (b) higher incomes for city workers (c) greater opportunities
for high school dropouts (d) a widening of the gap between rich and
poor in the cities.
8. Which one of the following is an argument in favor of urban re-
newal projects? (a) Rentals in renewal areas are very high. (b) Poor
people will be displaced and crowded into slums. (c) Businesses will
stay and the middle class will be brought back into the city.
(d) More city services will be required in renewed areas.
9. Which one of the following is an argument in favor of increased fed-
eral aid to cities? (a) Federal spending has not reduced the number
of high school dropouts. (b) The same urban problems often occur
in many areas of the nation. (c) The people in city and state govern-
ments have better understanding of problems than the people in
the federal government. (d) The federal government is already too
deeply in debt.
10. Which one of the following supports the view that local problems
do not begin or end in the local area? (a) Unemployment in the
cities increases when the national economy is doing poorly. (b) Federal aid to cities is not a new idea. (c) The federal government has the money, but the cities do not. (d) Urban renewal projects have always been successful.