AP Human Geo Unit 6

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

• a stratified social system

• labor specialization

• a system for food storage and distribution

• separation of the ruling system and the religious system

Which of the following describes a primate city?

• It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world.

• It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.

• It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.

• It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power.

As old central business districts and industrial zones in more developed countries lost businesses and employment in the mid- to late twentieth century, suburban development expanded. Which of the following types of cities resulted from rapid suburban growth and the expansion of retail areas, office developments, business centers, and corporate headquarters to provide jobs and services in suburban areas?

• Megalopolises

• Financial districts

• State capitals

• Edge cities

The number of functions in a central place is dependent on all of the following EXCEPT the

• population of the market area

• size of the market area

• distance to a place with similar functions

• total number of central places in the urban system

Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by

• high land values

• zoning ordinances

• limited transportation

• housing shortages

International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of

• primate cities

• entrepôts

• forward capitals

• world cities

Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the United States?

• Coal mined and transported within the United States by railroads

• Coal imported from foreign countries by ships

• Natural gas drilled and imported from foreign countries by pipelines

• Oil (petroleum) drilled and transported within the United States via pipelines

Which of the following types of urban land use is most common on the periphery of cities in Latin America?

• A plaza surrounded by a central business district

• Parks and recreation areas

• Upper-class residential developments

• Residential squatter settlements

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

• regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used

• the field, close to the sources of agricultural production

• national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state

• major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

• transcontinental highways

• defensive sites

• railroad junctions

• navigable waterways