GS Unit 7: Urban Geography

______ factors are essential in selecting a good place to settle. (Select all that apply)

• Urbanization

• Positional

• Site

• Conditional

• Situation

Gentrification is the movement of wealthy people out of the city to rural areas.

• True

• False

Identify which statement is false.

• With urbanization, population density increased.

• With urbanization, communication became more difficult.

• With urbanization, trade increased.

• With urbanization, cultural diffusion increased.

• With urbanization, cities grew

Which of the following is not an example of a site factor?

• Latitude

• Fresh Water

• Roads

• Climate

• Elevation

The terms “village” and “town” mean the same thing because a village and town are similar in size and function.

• True

• False

A ______ is a huge center of finance, business and government that is important to the global economy.

• Metropolitan area

• Village

• Megalopolis

• World City

• City

A city and its surrounding built-up areas is called a

• Village

• Megalopolis

• World City

• Metropolitan area

• Suburban area

New York, Tokyo, and London are examples of World Cities.

• True

• False

The largest cities in the world are in developed countries.

• True

• False

A group of cities that have grown into a large, built up area

• Are known as world cities.

• Is known as a megalopolis.

• Is known as a metropolitan area.

• All of the above.

• None of these options.