Unit 6 Intro Quiz

The permanently inhabited portion of the earth’s surface: _______

Over time, in several places around the world, small agricultural settlements began to develop characteristics that made them the first true urban settlements, or cities. Choose the answer that is NOT one of these characteristics.

• The presence of an agricultural surplus.

• The rise of social stratification and a leadership class or urban elite.

• The beginning of job specialization.

• The ability to defend itself from outside invaders.

Match the following:

• areas with high concentrations of people

• urban areas

• areas with low concentrations of people

• suburbs

• primarily residential areas near cities

• rural areas

Which of the following is a modern example of a city state?

• Singapore

• Athens

• Venice

• Tokyo

A collection of adjacent cities economically connected, across which population density is high and continuous is a ____________ area.

Match the following epochs to their time period in Borchert's Model of Urban Growth.

• 1830-1870

• Iron Horse

• 1790-1830

• Steel Rail

• 1920-1970

• Auto-Air-Amenity

• 1870-1920

• Sail-wagon

Which of the following statements accurately describes how improvements in transportation technology effect the growth of cities?

• Improvements in transportation technology facilitate increased trade and economic activity, thus contributing to the growth of cities.

• Enhancements in transportation technology cause cities to become isolated and disconnected from surrounding areas.
• Advancements in transportation technology have no impact on the growth of cities.
• Improvements in transportation technology lead to a decrease in trade and economic activity, resulting in the decline of cities.

_______________ involves the process of people moving, usually from cities, to residential areas on the outskirts of cities.

______ is the rapid expansion of the spatial extent of a city.

Nodes of economic activity that have developed in the periphery of large cities are called ____ cities.