FINALS

Question 1

What are the four characteristics of global cities?

Answer 1

1. Cultural Diversity
2. Existence of a center economy
3. Dispersal of Economic activities that marks globalization
4. Global reach performance

Question 2

What global cities rank the highest?

Answer 2

New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong

Question 3

Which city has the largest stock market in the world?

Answer 3

New York (New York Stock Exchange)

Question 4

What is the greenest city in the world?

Answer 4

London, 4% of the city is green space

Question 5

Which city is named the most expensive city in the world?

Answer 5

Hong Kong

Question 6

True or false: Some cities are global simply because they are great places to live in

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What is the most livable city, which has good public transpo, a thriving cultural scene, and a relatively easy pace of life?

Answer 7

Melbourne

Question 8

True or false: Globalization is spatial because it occurs in physical spaces

Answer 8

True

Question 9

What is the home of the most powerful internet companies (Facebook, Twitter, Google)

Answer 9

San Francisco

Question 10

What cities are centers of trade and finance?

Answer 10

Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou

Question 11

True or false: By 2050, 66% of the world would have lived in urban areas

Answer 11

True

Question 12

What are the 3 indicators of globality

Answer 12

1. Economic power
2. Centers of authority
3. Centers of higher learning and culture

Question 13

What is the political capital of Australia which is home to the country’s top politicians, bureaucrats, and policy advisors?

Answer 13

Canberra

Question 14

True or false: cities that house major international organizations may also be considered centers of political influence

Answer 14

True

Question 15

This is a phenomenon of driving out the poor in favor of newer, wealthier residents

Answer 15

Gentrification

Question 16

True or false: Global cities are sites of great inequality

Answer 16

True

Question 17

True or false: Industrialization means a country will be more dependent on manufactured imports from abroad

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What are the downsides of industrialization?

Answer 18

Colonialism, poverty cycles, global trading systems, physical causes

Question 19

It is the development that meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Answer 19

Sustainable development

Question 20

Manila, Jakarta, and Indonesia are examples of what types of global cities

Answer 20

Gamma global cities

Question 21

Los Angeles, Tokyo, San Francisco, Shanghai Beijing, Guangzhou, Sydney, and Melbourne are what types of global cities?

Answer 21

Beta global cities

Question 22

Two types of malnutrition?

Answer 22

Excessive energy intake and nutrient deficiency

Question 23

True or false: About 1 in 10 Filipinos are food insecure

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What is the poorest and most food insecure region in the country

Answer 24

BARMM

Question 25

Three most food insecure regions:

Answer 25

BARMM, VIII, XII

Question 26

Chronic hunger is also known as

Answer 26

Energy deficiency

Question 27

This is associated with deficiencies in key vitamins that lead to higher maternal death rates, blindness, birth defects and a greater susceptibility to diseases

Answer 27

Nutrient deficiency

Question 28

This is when people take in energy-rich foods that are nutrient poor

Answer 28

Excessive net energy intake