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

Which of the following describes a primate city?

• It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world.

• It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.

• It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power.

• It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.

• It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?

• Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture.

• Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe.

• They are concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.

• Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.

• The world's fastest-growing cities are found in areas with the highest standards of living.

International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of

• primate cities

• entrepôts

• forward capitals

• world cities

• edge cities

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

• major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo

• the informal sector

• regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used

• the field, close to the sources of agricultural production

• national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

• government housing project

• zone of heavy industry

• central plaza

• skyscraper office building

• squatter settlement

According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of

• 9 million

• 8 million

• 7.5 million

• 5 million

• 3.5 million

All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPT

• the building of interstate highways

• the G.I. Bill of Rights

• better public transportation

• the desire for more space

• prefab construction methods