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Chapter Report #5
Name: Maxintong Song_
GEOG/URBN 1200
Global Urbanization NetID: mxt20001(2924691)
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via HuskyCT by due date/time. Your input to open-ended questions must be a short phase or a sentence or two at most.
Diversity: Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans (Ch. 10)
1.
Among the new wave immigrants in the U.S., some three-quarters of the (
Hispanic / Asian
) growth is due to natural increase while 60 percent of (Hispanic / Asian
) growth is due to immigration. (Choose one for each pair
) 2.
What does it mean by the phrase, ‘Japanese Americans are a clear case of assimilation’? List 3 examples..
1)
With an out-marriage rate of more than half
2)
Soon after arrival, Japanese Americans stopped teaching their children the Japanese language
3)
over the years Japanese customs were abandoned in favor of American models.
3.
Native Americans/Indians have sovereignty under treaties. Explain the term sovereignty in a sentence or two
in the context of Native Americans. Indian “sovereignty” under treaties means that some state (and some federal) laws do not apply on Indian reservations. Cities and Change (Ch. 11) 4.
From a political economic perspective, how did political economists analyze gentrification? By examining the economic and political forces that drive poor urban areas. It also analyzes it by helping to
understand the power and conflict and help shape them.
5.
Which of the following statements is not
true about the recent trend of central business districts? A.
Downtown convention centers are actively being promoted as an economic growth strategy
B.
Downtown remains a location of choice for white-collar jobs such as financial and legal services C.
Downtown provides new manufacturing facilities with plenty of horizontal space
D.
Downtown stores will never again have the control of retail trade in the early 20
th
Century
6.
The mismatch hypothesis states that cities have blue-collar job seekers and white collar job opportunities, while manufacturing plants have largely moved to the suburbs or abroad. (Choose: True / False
)
7.
Gentrification often takes place in areas with good transportation and accessibility to the central core. Why are older houses undergoing such restoration?
a)
Older houses are undergoing restoration because it makes the older houses more affordable,location benefits such as renovating older places where transportation is easier for the people andrestoring/renovating old houses can give the property more value.
b)
Older houses undergoing restoration often have historic or architectural merit.
8.
In Box 11.2, the term racial (integration /
segregation
) generally refers to Harlem before gentrification has occurred while the term racial (
integration
/ segregation
) refers to Harlem after gentrification has occurred. (Choose one for each pair
)
9.
Displacement of the poor can often be the result of gentrification. Why do local boosters and politicians support gentrification? Local boosters and politicians support gentrification because it raises tax revenues, economicgrowth, turn old neighborhoods into attractive one, improve theenvironment
10.
Much attention has focused on both the wealthy and poorer communities in cities but very little notice has been given to the shrinking and declining middle-class neighborhoods. Why do they (declining middle-
class neighborhoods) typically receive minimal attention by mayors and local housing officials?
a)Because they focus more on the homes that are more visible and need more care, they become their top priority. Mayors and local housing officials may assume that incomes in these middle-class neighborhoods are more stable than among the poor, so they can withstand some income declines.
b)Because they are not distressed enough to qualify of Community Development Block Grants.
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