A) Which of the following is an accurate comparison between Tokyo and Rio de Janeiro? (1 point)
The population of Rio de Janeiro is decreasing while Tokyo is growing in population.
Part of Rio de Janeiro’s population is in poverty; this is not true for Tokyo.
Tokyo is wealthier and larger than Rio de Janeiro; many in the suburbs have good jobs in the central city.
Rio de Janeiro is an important tourist city. Tokyo’s government does not encourage tourism.
A) Which of the following is an accurate description of a city’s role in its surrounding region? (1 point)
Cities are always the homes of the people who work in them.
Cities are always nodes in the functional regions of metropolitan areas.
Cities provide infrastructure for suburbs and surrounding rural areas.
City governments control the governments of the suburbs that surround them.
A) Which of the following best describes the two roles traditional hinterlands fulfilled related to their ports? (1 point)
supplying labor to the port and buying good produced in the ports
defending the port from invasion and maintaining law and order around the port
providing tribute (taxes) to the port and supplying sailors to the port
producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port
A) Which of the following best describes a major problem specifically related to urban sprawl in developed countries? (1 point)
extensive migration from the central city to the suburbs
widespread crime among the suburban poor population
market saturation resulting from too many businesses being opened for a given market
extensive poverty in the suburbs related to migration from rural areas
) Which of the following accurately analyzes the role of the Environmental Protection Agency in land use? (1 point)
It seeks to limit international water conflicts around the world.
It uses eminent domain to limit urban traffic congestion.
It seeks to limit land usage that could cause damage to the natural environment.
It seeks to limit urban sprawl by creating zoning laws.
The correct answer is: producing goods to be exported through the port and being a market for goods being imported at the port.
A) In modern city-hinterland relationships, what is often the most important resource the city receives from the hinterland? (1 point)
materials used as fuel such as firewood
labor
agricultural products as food for the urban population
tax income