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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was a Moroccan Berber Islamic scholar and traveller who is known for the account of his travels and excursions called the Rihla?

2. Who introduces urban history in the article "New Perspectives on American History"?

3. What examples of cities and civilizations from the Stone era does V. Gordon Childe describe in "The Urban Revolution"?

4. "The Design of Spaces" is a result of a study requested by whom?

5. Who was the author of the essay "The Growth of the City: An Introduction to a Research Project"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe author Kingsley Davis. What works is he most well-known for?

2. How does "The Urbanization of the Human Population" explain urbanization in relation to human development?

3. How many Americans lived in urban areas in 1960, according to Kingsley Davis? How did this change?

4. What are examples of "boundaries" as defined by Kevin Lynch? What are nodes?

5. What is the basis of study in "A New Geography of Centers and Margins: Summary and Implications"? What did the author conclude?

6. How did open spaces become a part of urbanization, according to H.D.F. Kitto? From what culture did they arise?

7. What essay is written by Kevin Lynch? What elements of cities does he introduce?

8. What metaphor does Christopher Alexander make in "A City is Not a Tree"?

9. In Friedrich Engels' "The Great Towns," how does the author describe the other side of the river? What does he blame for the urban congestion?

10. What was Davis' conclusion about the patterns of urbanization in "The Urbanization of the Human Population"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on urbanization and how this relates to Davis' S curve theory. Where is our civilization today in Davis' model?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the three models presented by Louis Wirth in "Urbanism as a Way of Life." Which of these models do they most relate to or prefer? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Define and identify the different fields of specialization and topics of study under the umbrella of "urban studies." How do these relate to the class you are currently in?

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