Chapter 1: focus on the US

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Chapter 1: focus on the US

Citymodel , there are three parts into which US cities are divided.
NOT in the model is:

1. Downtown/CBD
2. Ghetto
3. Central City
4. Suburbs

Construction of an American city

Drag the parts to the right place!

Central city

CBD

Suburbs

Hispanics

Afro Americans

Asians

In suburbs, the majority population group is Afro-American

1. True
2. False

There are three reasons that ethnic neighbourhoods continue to exist. Which reason does not belong to these reasons?

1. because of the language
2. there is no discrimination
3. there are no opportunities for a good job
4. there are no opportunities to buy a house in another area because of a low income

Snowbelt

Sunbelt

Used to be heavy industry

Technology

Modern companies in light industry and service sector

Sunny

INortheast of the US

Competition from cheap labour in other countries

The CBD is found in the suburbs.

1. true
2. false

Which is the correct order from earliest to most recent?

1. reurbanisation - urbanisation - suburbanisation
2. urbanisation - reurbanisation - suburbanisation
3. suburbanisation- urbanisation - reurbanisation
4. urbanisation - suburbanisation- reurbanisation

Which population group is aging in the US?

1. African-American
2. Anglo-American
3. Asian
4. Hispanic

Until 1960 migrants to the US mainly came from Africa and South America:

1. True
2. False

Good education opportunities in the US are for Mexican immigrants:

1. a push factor
2. a pull factor
3. no reason to migrate
4. the most important reason to migrate

An important advantage of more Hispanics in the US is less ageing

1. True
2. False

Which group of migrants consists mainly of low skilled migrants?

1. Anglo-Americans
2. Afro-Americans
3. Asians
4. Hispanics

The black arrow shows:

1. Internal migration
2. External migration

The sunbelt states are mainly located in:

1. Northeast
2. Northwest
3. Southeast
4. Southwest

What kind of companies are Maquiladoras?

1. Assembly companies
2. High-tech industry
3. Agricultural companies
4. Sweatshops (textile industry)

A company that specializes in insurance would rather be located in:

1. Sunbelt
2. Manufacturing Belt

Which word does not belong to sunbelt states?

1. Footloose companies
2. Service sector
3. Heavy industry
4. Light industry

Asian-Americans live mainly in ....

1. Northwest of the US
2. Northeast of the US
3. Southwest of the US
4. Southeast of the US