Geography - Unit 4 - Liveable Communities

label this urban hierarchy

e

f

g

h

d

c

b

a

city

small town

isolated farmhouse

hamlet

village

large cities

conurbations or megapolis

town

Answer explanation

assign the right population size to each type of settlement

c

d

e

f

b

a

1,000,000 +

100,000 - 1,000,000

2,000 - 100,000

10 - 100

100 - 2,000

10 million +

Answer explanation

what happens as you go up the urban hierarchy? Select 2 correct options

• the population size increases

• the population size decreases

• the number of settlement of this type decreases

• the number of settlements of this type increases

Answer explanation

Urban Hierarchy

why is the number of settlements of each type goes down as you move up the pyramid? In other words, why are there more towns than large cities for example?

Because settlements with smaller population sizes are more common and the number of large cities is relatively small

• true

• false

what is this land use?

• commercial

• industrial

• open space

• institutional

• transportation

Answer explanation

land used for buying, selling, or trading goods and services

what is this land use?

• commercial

• industrial

• open space

• institutional

• transportation

Answer explanation

Land that is used for moving people and goods from one place to another.

Examples: sidewalks, roads, highways, subways, streetcars, railroad tracks, freight yards, airports, marinas and any other land that is used for transportation.

what is this land use?

• commercial

• industrial

• open space

• institutional

• transportation

Answer explanation

Land that is occupied by schools, hospitals, government offices, and places of worship.

what is this land use?

• commercial

• industrial

• open space

• institutional

• transportation

Answer explanation

Land that is now vacant, or left in a natural state , or used for recreational use such as parks

what is this land use?

• commercial

• industrial

• open space

• institutional

• transportation

Answer explanation

Land that is used for industry

Some examples: Factories, warehouses, power plants, or places of resource extraction (like mines).

what evidence can you see on the surface of the land to indicate that there is a buried creek or body of water underground?