aphg unit 6

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The construction of makeshift housing in a country within the periphery, as shown in the photograph, is often the result of

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an increasing number of industrial jobs available in a city without adequate housing

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The growth of squatter settlements within urban areas in Latin America can be explained by rapid migration to cities and the...

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lack of enforceable zoning regulations

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Given the level of development of the countries and the population densities of the cities shown in the table, where are low-income migrants most likely to reside in urban areas?

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The outlying areas

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Which of the following would support an explanation of the availability of public services based upon a country’s level of development?

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Cities located in semiperiphery countries are more able to overcome the challenges of providing public services compared to cities in countries of the periphery.

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Based on a comparison of commercial space and residential housing, the Burgess concentric zone model shown best represents which of the following patterns?

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Urban growth in Midwestern cities such as Chicago during the Industrial Era, where suburban growth rings surrounded a single central business district with higher land prices

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Comparing the patterns of commercial space and residential space, which example is the weakest fit for the Burgess concentric zone model?

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Urban areas such as the San Francisco Bay area, where there are multiple centers of employment and multiple areas of high-income residences

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Latin American city model: Which pattern does it best explain compared to urban models of the US and Canada?

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Income levels and land values increase toward the center of the city and along the spine.

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Based on the pattern shown in the model, which of the following is the most likely process by which rural-to-urban migrants in Latin America acquire housing upon arriving in a city?

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Rural-to-urban migrants have to construct their own housing out of the available materials and on open land often found on the urban periphery.

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Urbanization and growth of steel centers in Ruhr Valley, Germany, and Pittsburgh, USA, are best explained by site characteristics of:

• large, local supplies of iron ore and intersecting railroads
• large, local supplies of coal and intersecting rivers
• large, local supplies of food and intersecting highways
• large, local supplies of food and intersecting railroads

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large, local supplies of coal and intersecting rivers

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Most countries within western Europe and South America are highly urbanized. Which of the following statements best explains an important similarity or difference in the urbanization of these regions?

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Western Europe urbanized before South America because industrialization occurred first in Europe.