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UCO urban geo exam 1
Istanbul
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Geography
Undergraduate 2
09/19/2012

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the NW part of turkey that is in Europe
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Thrace
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the 90% part of Turkey that is in Asia
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Anatolia
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Istanbul is between what two seas
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medeterrainen and black sea
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the waterway in Istanbul between the two seas
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Bosporus
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99.8% of turkey is muslim but there is a tradition of
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secular-ism
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political party in power that is trying to make turkey more religious
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AKP
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AKP is an _________ group
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islamic
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what does the AKP emphasize about tukey's history
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the muslim contributions
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what controversy did the prime minister of turkey cause
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he blamed all divorces on women
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how many people in istanbul
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15 million
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what is the largest city in europe
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Istanbul
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when did Turkey's rural to urban migration begin
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1950's
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what weird squatting law does turkey have
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you can squat on property if you build your house overnight
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how many people a day are moving to istabul
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1,000
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when did turkish leaders decide that they want to make istanbul a global city?
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in the 1980's
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what two ways did Istanbul leaders market the city?
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1) to westerns it is promoted as middle eastern
2) to middle easterns they promote themselves as a shopping destination that is liberal but still muslim
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what did Newsweek call istanbul in 2005?
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cool istanbul
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in 2010 Istanbul was designated as what
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the european capital of culture
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how much money did istanbul spend to promote tourism after their european capital of culture designation?
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200 million dollars
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how many people visisted Istanbul last year?
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8 million
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Istanbul is the _____ most visited city in Europe
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3rd
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what did commerical feature when Istabul tried to push their tourism message worldwide
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water, historical things, religion, food
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urban renewal
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the term turks use for gentrification
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how many neighborhood are undergoing or scheduled for urban renewal?
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50
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how many downtowns does Istanbul have thanks to urban renewal
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5
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what is the main goal of the rapid urban renewal
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widen the tax base attract wealthier people
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major problem with istanbul's urban renewal
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too fast paced, the government doesn't have limits
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what year was it made easier to gentrify urban areas
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2005
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canal istanbul
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proposed plan on the european side of istanbul. 30 miles long, 80 feet deep, 450 feet wide.
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how many new cities will be built along the new canal
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2
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how many people does the turkish government want in the new cites along the new canal
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1 million people
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3rd bridge
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over the bosphorus. threatens the only remaining forst in the area. northen istanbul. water supply could be threatned. 2 million people would live around the bridge
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taksim square
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main open area for istanbul
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how many people walkthrough taksim square every day
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2 million
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what will the proposed plan do to taksim square
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remove greenspace, less open space, more difficult to get around
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godlen horn
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region along the banks of the golden horn river used to be mostly industrial.
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one of the most visited sites in turkey
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golden horn
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tarlabasi
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neighborhood with a central location and scenic location.
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most controversial ongoing urban renewal project
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tarlabasi
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how many homes will be cleared due to tarlabisi?
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300 homes
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when do previous property owners get in the tarlabasi region
Definition
half back after government removal
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