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There are many different types of settlements; cities are not one of them because cities are where those settlements are located.
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The more a city is linked to important economic areas and activities, the lower is its rank in the GaWC classification system.
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MODULE 4-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| There are many different types of settlements; cities are not one of them because cities are where those settlements are located. | False |
| The more a city is linked to important economic areas and activities, the lower is its rank in the GaWC classification system. | False |
| It is very possible for a territory that qualifies as a city in one country to not be qualified as a city based on the standards of another country. | False |
| Global cities are usually cities that belong to the Gamma category of the GaWC. | False |
| London and New York are currently the only Alpha++ cities in existence. | True |
| In the Philippines, land area, population, and locally generated income serve as the criteria to see if a territory qualifies as a city. | True |
| One experiences globalization in its greatest form when one is in a global city. It has emerged as a strategic site for a narrow range of disconnected operations – economic, political, cultural, and so on. | False, must be wide range of interconnected operations |
| One of the criteria in the global cities characteristics checklist states: a variety of international financial services, notably in finance, insurance, real estate, banking, accountancy, and marketing. | True |
| Global cities tend to be Alpha cities as well based on the GaWC ranking system. | True |
| According to Sassen, a global city environment leads to the informalization of many economic activities. | True |
| According to Sassen, specialized service firms in global cities engage in business clustering which strengthen their capacity to compete internationally. | True |
| According to Sassen, specialized service firms need to provide a global service that has a global demand. This global service will create a series of transnational network of cities. | True |
| Spontaneous abortion is unintentional, induced abortion is intentional. | True |
| The reason why birth, death, and migration are the main components of demography is because these are the primary agents of population change. | True |
| Epidemiologic transition refers to the transition of who in a population gets affected the most by diseases and other ailments. | True |
| Birth, death, and migration are the only metrics involved in demography. No other metrics exist. | False |
| Demography is the statistical study of any population of living things, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics. | True |
| Birth, death, and age distribution are the main components of demography. | False |
| When developments in science and technology were slow, the global human population was very high. | False |
| In Stage 1 of the demographic transition, both birth rates and death rates are high. | True |
| Carrying capacity refers to the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support without environmental degradation. | True |
| The scientific community estimates the planet’s carrying capacity to be at 4 to 5 billion humans. | False |
| In Stage 5 of the demographic transition, fertility rates have fallen significantly below replacement level (2 children) and the elderly population is greater than the youthful population. | True |
| In Stage 1 of the demographic transition, both birth rates and death rates are very low. | False |
| Refugees and asylum seekers migrate because of push factors. | True |
| The mobility transition theory of migration suggests that people are encouraged by receiving countries to migrate so they could do the jobs that citizens of the receiving country are not willing to do. | False |
| Push factors of migration are things that exist within a country of origin that pushes a person away such as war, crime, threat to life, etc. | True |
| Human migration only counts if it is international. Local movement from one city to another within the same country does not count as migration. | False |
| OFWs that have an intention to return to the Philippines (instead of applying for citizenship in the foreign country where they work) do not count as migrants. | False |
| A diaspora is the dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas by force because of traumatic reasons. | True |
| In the Philippines, cultural diversity, population, and locally generated income serve as the criteria to see if a territory qualifies as a city. | False |
| The GaWC is the only city ranking system in existence. No other ranking systems are available. | False |
| A city in one country will always satisfy the city qualification standards of all countries. | False |
| In a settlement hierarchy, the settlements that are fewer in number are usually at the bottom of the hierarchy. | True |
| Alpha Cities are categorized as Alpha+++, Alpha++, Alpha+, and Alpha. | False |
| Manila is an Alpha- city. | True |
| Global cities tend to be Gamma cities as well based on the GaWC ranking system. | False |
| One of the criteria in the global cities characteristics checklist states: high percentage of residents employed in the agricultural sector and healthcare sector | False |
| One of the criteria in the global cities characteristics checklist states: centers of old and traditional ideas in business, economics, culture, and politics. | False |
| One experiences globalization in its greatest form when one is in a global city. It has emerged as a strategic site for a wide range of interconnected operations – economic, political, cultural, and so on. | True |
| Early human migrations refer to how our ancestors were nomadic but have only started migrating after globalization already began. | False |
| Demography is the statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics. | True |
| Sterilization is the deliberate use of artificial methods to prevent pregnancy from sexual intercourse. | False |
| Fecundity refers to every individual person’s life expectancy. | False |
| Carrying capacity refers to the number of people, other living organisms, or crops that a region can support even with environmental degradation. | False |
| As countries move from Stage 1 to Stage 5 of the demographic transition, their population will steadily decrease. | False |
| In Stage 1 of the demographic transition, fertility rates have fallen significantly below replacement level (2 children) and the elderly population is greater than the youthful population. | False, Stage 5 |
| In the neoclassical theory of migration, decisions to migrate are taken at the individual level and consider that higher earnings in the long run compensate for the cost and risk of relocating. | True |
| In the neoclassical theory of migration, the migration decision is often taken collectively, especially within households. Migration of selected family members may be used to mitigate risks and diversify income resources for the entire family. | False, New Economics of Migration Theory |
| OFWs that have an intention to return to the Philippines (instead of applying for citizenship in the foreign country where they work) are still counted as migrants. | True |
| The dual or segmented labor market theory of migration suggests that people are encouraged by receiving countries to migrate so they could do the jobs that citizens of the receiving country are not willing to do. | True |
| A diaspora happens because of pull factors. | False |
| According to Sassen, corporations in global cities have flexibility (in the choice of where to outsource) the more they engage themselves in outsourcing. | False |
| Cities typically have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, and communication. | True |
| Each country uses the same set of standards for identifying which territories qualify as cities. | False |
| One of the criteria in the global cities characteristics checklist states: low diversity in language, culture, religion, and ideologies. | False |
| One of the criteria in the global cities characteristics checklist states: the existence of financial headquarters, a stock exchange, and major financial institutions. | True |
| Emigration is the act of entering a territory with the intent of settling there. | False |
| Fecundity refers to every individual person’s potential to produce an offspring. | True |
| Immigration is the act of leaving a territory with the intent of settling somewhere else. | False |
| Contraception is the deliberate use of artificial methods to prevent pregnancy from sexual intercourse. | True |
| The distribution of populations can be defined at multiple levels (local, regional, national, global) and with different types of boundaries (political, economic, geographic). | True |
| If all countries are pursuing industrialization, the demographic transition theory predicts that the global population will be very low (for all ages) by the time countries get to the final stage. | False |
| In the new economics theory of migration, decisions to migrate are taken at the individual level and consider that higher earnings in the long run compensate for the cost and risk of relocating. | False |
| A global city is a city that plays a significant role in the global economic system. It serves as a center for economic activity in a network of interconnected cities. | True |
| Global cities are usually cities that belong to the Alpha category of the GaWC | True |
| Alpha Cities are categorized as Alpha++, Alpha+, Alpha, and Alpha-. | True |
| Global cities are places where multiple globalization processes do not take concrete and localized forms. | Fasle |
| Sassen’s Global City Model Hypotheses lay out seven things that potentially take place within global cities. | True |
| According to Sassen, an increasing number of high-level professionals and specialized service firms result to an increase in the degree of spatial and socio-economic inequality seen in cities. | True |
| Contraception is the act of modifying a person’s anatomy so that he or she would be incapable of conception. | False |
| Early human migrations refer to how our ancestors were nomadic and have been migrating even before globalization began. | True |
| High widowhood rates are a reflection of how females have a shorter life expectancy than males. | False |
| In Stage 2 of the demographic transition, the introduction of modern medicine increases death rates, especially among children, while birth rates remain low. | False |
| In Stage 3 of the demographic transition, birth rates gradually move to a stopping point, usually as a result of improved economic conditions, an increase in women’s status, and access to contraception. | True |
| As countries move from Stage 1 to Stage 5 of the demographic transition, their birth rate and death rate will steadily increase. | False |
| In Stage 4 of the demographic transition, birth and death rates are both high, which destabilizes the population. | False, Both Low, Stabilizing the population |
| In the institutional theory of migration, there are groups that push people to migrate be it legal or illegal. | True |
| A diaspora happens because of push factors. | True |
| Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another with the intention of settling permanently at a new location. | False |
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