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What is the main function of global cities according to Sassen (2005)?
What is the main function of global cities according to Sassen (2005)?
- To provide housing for a diverse population
- To preserve cultural heritage
- To promote local economic activities
- To facilitate the flow of information and money (correct)
What tends to center in global cities according to the text?
What tends to center in global cities according to the text?
- Local businesses only
- Small-scale entrepreneurial ventures
- Corporate headquarters of companies operative in one country
- Companies operative in more than one country (correct)
What does the term 'cosmopolitanism' most readily invoke according to the text?
What does the term 'cosmopolitanism' most readily invoke according to the text?
- Isolation from the rest of the world
- Pleasant images of travel, exploration, and 'worldly' pursuits (correct)
- Strict adherence to traditional norms and values
- Images of rural life and simplicity
What phenomena are woven into the daily lived experiences of residents in global cities?
What phenomena are woven into the daily lived experiences of residents in global cities?
What is intimately related to the wealth captured by global cities according to the text?
What is intimately related to the wealth captured by global cities according to the text?
Which type of cities are most readily associated with the phenomenon of cosmopolitanism according to the text?
Which type of cities are most readily associated with the phenomenon of cosmopolitanism according to the text?
What is the main characteristic of a global city?
What is the main characteristic of a global city?
According to Sassen (1996), which cities did she identify as global cities?
According to Sassen (1996), which cities did she identify as global cities?
Which group of cities were ranked as Alpha world cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC)?
Which group of cities were ranked as Alpha world cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC)?
Which cities were re-categorized as 'Well rounded global cities' by GaWC in 1994?
Which cities were re-categorized as 'Well rounded global cities' by GaWC in 1994?
What is the main contribution of 'Global niche cities' according to the re-categorization by GaWC in 1994?
What is the main contribution of 'Global niche cities' according to the re-categorization by GaWC in 1994?
Which group of cities were categorized as 'Gamma world cities' according to GaWC?
Which group of cities were categorized as 'Gamma world cities' according to GaWC?
What does the text identify as integral to globalization?
What does the text identify as integral to globalization?
What is the basis for ranking cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC)?
What is the basis for ranking cities according to the Globalization and World Cities Study Group and Network (GaWC)?
According to the text, what is a common characteristic of a global city's transportation system?
According to the text, what is a common characteristic of a global city's transportation system?
"The Global City" by Sassen (1996) only identified which three global cities?
"The Global City" by Sassen (1996) only identified which three global cities?
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