AP Human Geography Urban Unit Test

A primate city such as Mexico City is

• always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility

• more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally

• most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country

• always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country

• much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital

According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?

• A university

• An international airport

• A professional football stadium

• A symphony orchestra hall

• A grocery store

Central place theory describes the

• spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

• tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location

• tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features

• outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place

• tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

• an agricultural surplus

• a stratified social system

• labor specialization

• a system for food storage and distribution

• separation of the ruling system and the religious system

Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by

• high land values

• zoning ordinances

• housing shortages

• limited transportation

• cultural preferences

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

• navigable waterways

• transcontinental highways

• defensive sites

• railroad junctions

• water power

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

• small cities

• traditional cities

• Latin American cities

• newer, fast-growing cities

• cities with homogeneous land use

Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?

• Farming areas

• Metropolitan areas

• Rural nonfarming areas

• Central cities

• Small towns

Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War?

• Mass production of the automobile

• Expansion of home construction

• Expansion of the interstate highway system

• Availability of low down payment terms and long-term mortgages

• Reduction in long-distance commuting

Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?

• Multiplier effect

• Urban hierarchy

• Basic-nonbasic ratio

• Threshold ratio

• The Sector model