APHG Unit 6 Review - Cities/Urban Land Use

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

• galactic city

• concentric zone

• multiple-nuclei

• sector

According to central-place theory, locations of economic activities are based on

• Threshold and range

• Resource inputs and markets

• Core and periphery

• Activity centers

Rules that govern land use in cities are known as

• Plats

• Site plans

• Zoning ordinances

• Land contracts

The process of higher-income people moving into a low- or middle-income urban neighborhood, raising property values, is called

• Filtering

• Zoning

• Density gradient

• Gentrification

A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of

• Restrictive zoning

• Gentrification

• Counter-urbanization

• New urbanism

The revival of downtown nightlife and an increase in street lighting are methods used by city governments primarily to

• Deter criminal activity

• Generate tax revenue during evening hours

• Decrease traffic congestion during the day

• Reduce the effects of exurbanization

Which statement comparing the use of urban transportation systems is best supported?

• People in no country have placed much importance on urban public transportation

• Europeans and Asians have placed about the same importance on public transportation as have people in the U.S.

• People in the U.S. have placed more importance on urban public transportation than have Europeans and Asians

• European and Asian urban transportation systems serve a higher proportion of residents than do systems in the U.S.

Latin American cities, which often feature central plazas with adjacent cathedrals, best represent which historical urban model?

• Indigenous city

• Colonial city

• Megacity

• World city

Which model of urban development argues that cities feature several nodes of activity (housing, employment, etc.)?

• Multiple nuclei

• Concentric zone

• Sector

• Galactic

Which model of urban development best describes Latin American cities, which feature a commercial 'spine' near the CBD?

• Multiple nuclei

• Concentric zone

• Sector

• Galactic