Urban Geography

This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas

• urban sprawl
• metropolitan area
• rural fringe
• whooping cough

According to the Burgess Model of Development, the outer most ring is 

• extensive agriculture
• the zone of transition
• extensive commercial agriculture
• the commuter zone

The following is a picture of which urban land use model?

• sector 
• concentric zone
• multiple nuclei

The following is a picture of which urban land use model?

• sector
• concentric zone
• multiple nuclei

What is the largest city in population in the world?

• New York
• Mexico City
• Shanghai
• Tokyo

What is the only region that is HIGHLY urbanized, and considered a LESS DEVELOPED region of the world?

• Western Europe
• Latin America
• Eastern Europe
• South Asia

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the 1st Urban Revolution?

• Specialization
• Leadership Class
• Industrialization
• Social Stratification

Which of the following is the 1st Urban Hearth?

• Mesopotamia
• Nile Valley
• Indus Valley
• MesoAmerica

______ 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