6.1-6.4 Urban

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

From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy of the following would go...

• Hamlet, Village, Town, City

• Mega-City, City, Suburb, Neighborhood

• City, Town, Village, Hamlet

• Town, City, Hamlet, Village

When establishing the relationship of larger cities to smaller ones, the pull of available services from the larger city is an example of the _____.

• Gravity Model
• Concentric Zone Model
• Central Place Theory
• Losch Model of Profitibility

7.1 Why was agriculture so important to the birth of cities?

• Farms were always built by rivers

• Extra food allowed more people to live together in settlements

• The extra food spurred new technology

• More people became hunter-gatherers when farms failed

7.2 Megacities must have at least _________ residents.

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 20 million

7.2 A megalopolis is...

• the merging of two or more cities into one large urban area

• a city with more than 10 million residents

• a primate city

• a city with many suburbs

7.2 Which of the following is NOT an important factor in defining a world city?

• stock markets and large banks

• headquarters of large international companies

• centers of entertainment like movie studios, theaters,

• developed highway system

7.3 Government programs like the Federal Housing Authority and the GI Bill helped families of WWII veterans to purchase homes where?

• On farms in rural communities

• in the suburbs

• in the CBD of large cities

• in state capitals

7.4 Which of the following is NOT an example of a world city?

• Tokyo

• Dallas

• New York

• London