AP Human Geography Unit 6 Urbanization Review

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

Which city is not a Megacity?

• Jakarta

• Sydney

• Beijing

• Cairo

Megacities have a population of ...?

• Over 1 million

• Over 10 million

• Over 20 million

• Over 50 million

Where are the majority of megacities located?

• Africa

• Europe

• Asia

• The Americas

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

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

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