AP Unit 6 New

New York City’s success can be primarily credited to which industrial factor?

• Environmentally-friendly policies conducive to industrial growth

• Agglomeration principles in the automotive industry.

• The lack of basic industries within city borders.

• Site factors with abundant natural resources.

• Situation factors with good harbor points.

The first major areas of urbanization were primarily established around which feature?

• Fertile Plains

• Mountainous areas

• Natural resources

• River Valleys

• Semi-arid deserts

Which of the following metropolitan areas would be considered a "megacity" within the United States?

• Raleigh, North Carolina

• Chicago, Illinois

• Las Vegas, Nevada

• Phoenix, Arizona

• Los Angeles, California

The suburbanization movement in the United States coincided with which factor aiding its development?

• The rail network

• The Internet

• The diminishing of edge cities

• The interstate road network

• The tertiary economic center

Which of the following is considered a world city today?

• Copenhagen, Denmark

• Lagos, Nigeria

• London, United Kingdom

• Denver, United States

• Jakarta, Indonesia

An edge city contains which of the following?

• Much office space, little retail space, transportation nodes

• Transportation nodes, telecommuting, retail space

• Much retail space, weak city government, high daytime population

• Much office space, strong city government, low daytime population

• Little office space, much retail space, telecommuting

Urban Hierarchy from the bottom up is best described by which of the following?

• Megalopolis – Metropolis – City – Town - Hamlet

• Hamlet - City – Town – Village - Megalopolis

• Village - Hamlet - City - Town - Metropolis

• Hamlet – Town – City - Metropolis - Megalopolis

• Town- Village – Hamlet - City - Metropolis

Which of the following is the BEST example of a primate city in its respective country? 

• Milan, Italy

• New York, United States

• Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Beijing, China

• Lagos, Nigeria

Which of the following is one assumption of Christaller's central place theory? 

• The surface area is in an isotropic plain

• Goods and services will be available based on physical features in different locations

• The region will differ in its transportation networks around the central city

• There are differences in wealth evident among the population

• The agricultural productivity will be dependent upon climate conditions

Which best represents the concept of a metacity?

• Melbourne, Australia, is one of the largest cities by land area outside the United States

• Luanda is the largest city in Angola

• Jakarta, Indonesia, has a population of 32 million

• Taipei, Taiwan, is on e of the most densely populated cities in the world

• Greater Los Angeles which has a population of 18 million