AP Human Geography Unit 6 LS

Which of the following is NOT listed as an economic force that encourages people to move into metropolitan areas?

• Access to education

• Access to employment opportunities

• Higher wage opportunities

• New business opportunities

What type of opportunities are considered an economic force that encourages people to move into metropolitan areas?

• Housing opportunities

• Access to natural parks

• Access to rural landscapes

• Lower cost of living

Which of the following is mentioned as an economic force related to infrastructure that encourages people to move into metropolitan areas?

• Access to communications and utility infrastructure

• Access to private transportation

• Access to large agricultural lands

• Access to remote work options

What is one of the reasons for suburbanization in the US & Canada related to transportation?

• Lack of public transportation options in the city center

• Development of commuter train lines allowing people to live outside of the city

• Decreased car ownership among city residents

• Poor road infrastructure in suburban areas

How has the development of highways contributed to suburbanization?

• Highways have reduced the number of people living in the suburbs

• Highways have increased traffic congestion in city centers

• Highways allow car owners to live in the urban periphery and work in other locations

• Highways have made it more difficult to commute to the city

What motivates residents to move from the central city to the suburbs?

• The high cost of living in the suburbs

• The desire for longer commutes to work

• Economic decline in city centers

• The lack of local amenities in the suburbs

Why is housing more affordable in the urban periphery?

• Land costs are higher on the urban periphery

• There is a surplus of housing in the city center

• Land costs are lower on the urban periphery

• Public services are more expensive in the suburbs

¿Cuál de las siguientes NO es una razón del aumento del desarrollo suburbano en la década de 1950?

• La construcción de autopistas interestatales

• La Ley de Derechos G.I. para veteranos que regresaban de la Segunda Guerra Mundial

• El deseo de más espacio a un menor costo

• El aumento de la urbanización en las ciudades centrales

What is gentrification as described in the context of United States and Canadian cities?

• The government-led construction of new residential areas

• The privately funded redevelopment of existing commercial and residential buildings

• The process of converting rural areas into urban areas

• The demolition of old buildings to create parks

Which group is most likely to engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

• Double-income households with children

• Single-income households without children

• Double-income households without children

• Retired individuals looking for investment opportunities