3/25 AP Human Quiz (Urban Test)

During the course of the 19th Century (1800s), the growth of cities in the US became increasingly dependent on access to ______.

• a. Shorelines

• b. Highway transportation

• c. Navigable waterways

• d. Railroad transportation

Which of the following is a correct statement about the megacities of the world?

• a. Most are either in North America or Europe

• b. Only MDCs have the infrastructure to build megacities

• c. The largest by far is New York – Newark

• d. Megacities are growing fastest in developing countries

The laws enacted in 1573 that specifically outlined how colonial Spanish cities were to be constructed were called the ____.

• a. Laws of the Real Corona.

• b. Colonial Center Laws.

• c. American Indian Laws.

• d. Laws of the Indies.

A megacity is defined as a metropolitan area with a population greater than __

• a. 25 million

• b. 1 million

• c. 10 million

• d. 50 million

As a city grows, it usually experiences an increase in the size of its _____

• a. Basic sector

• b. Deglomeration

• c. Non- basic sector

• d. Export activities

Which of the following types of cities was created by the Industrial Revolution?

• a. megacity

• b. Mercantile city

• c. City-state

• d. Manufacturing city

Which of the following best describes edge cities?

• a. They are usually found in Europe and Asia

• b. They are gentrified communities

• c. They are located along freeways on the outskirts of major cities

• d. They are designed in the Beautiful City tradition

Refer to the land rent diagram (figure 2) below and choose the correct answer. All references are from the CBD or regional center (intersection of x and y axis).

• a. points k9 – k12 are indicative of an edge city.

• b. points k4 – k5 most likely indicate tenement-style housing

• c. point k1 shows the low rents needed to attract manufacturing

• d. points k10 - k11 show decreasing bid rents of a small agricultural village

The multiple nuclei model of urban structure arose from the idea that ______________ was losing its dominant position in the metropolitan city to competition from other areas.

• a. edge city

• b. the CBD

• c. public transportation

• d. the exurb

City governments in the US have taken steps to try and lure ______________ back to the heart of the city.

• a. middle/upper-class residents

• b. large hotels

• c. light industries

• d. low income residents