Unit 6 Review

All of the following have helped create ghettos in North American cities EXCEPT

• Blockbusting and racial steering

• Redlining by financial institutions

• Fixed school district boundaries

• Economic Enterprise Zones

According to Central Place Theory, the threshold is defined as the

• minimum number of people needed to support a service

• economic base of a central place

• distance away from a central place

• gross value of the product minus the costs of production

Which of the following defines Chicago's position in relation to the infrastructure of the US?

• Site

• Situation

• Absolute location

• Transition zone

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

Which of the following explains the characteristics of cities in a postindustrial society?

• The postindustrial city has new structures

• The postindustrial city has a large share of offices housing technology and information services

• The postindustrial city has very few companies in the manufacturing sector

• The postindustrial city has few low-skill or general service jobs

An example of an important physical site characteristic is a

• major airport

• major central park

• natural harbor

• public sports facility

Which of the following was a consequence of blockbusting in North American cities?

• the ethnic composition of neighborhoods changed

• European immigrants moved into housing vacated by upwardly mobile Americans

• Real estate agents lost sellers

• Poor residents were unable to acquire mortgages

What aspect of the design of Brasilia, Canberra, and Washington DC, was different from the design of most other urban centers?

• Their design was based largely on transportation systems

• They were designed as show places to reflect the power and wealth of their respective countries

• They were planned around a major river to ease the movement of foodstuffs

• They were positioned near the center of their respective countries to help protect them from attacks

Which of the following types of cities resulted from rapid suburban growth and the expansion of retail areas, office developments, business centers, and corporate headquarters to provide jobs and services in suburban areas?

• Megalopolises

• Financial districts

• Edge cities

• Manufacturing zones

The growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by

• high land values

• zoning ordinances

• housing shortages

• limited transportation