6.1 - 6.5 Practice

What is the definition of a "Site" in the context of urbanization?

• The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

• The socioeconomic stratification within a city.

• The place where the settlement is located, such as on a hill or in a sheltered valley.

• An extended conurban area consisting of several cities.

Which of the following best describes the term "Urbanization"?

• The tendency of cities to grow outward in an unchecked manner.

• The movement of people from rural areas to cities.

• A shift from crafts and urban areas into the suburbs.

• The process of ranking urban settlements by population size and economic function.

What is the main consequence of the process of suburbanization?

• The creation of world cities.

• The movement of people from cities to rural areas.

• The shift of households and businesses out of the city centers into the suburbs.

• The stratification of society into classes based on wealth, power, production, or prestige.

Which of the following is an example of a "Megacity"?

• Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai.

• New York, London, Tokyo.

• Boston to New York to Washington D.C.

• Small City and Surrounding Towns/Counties.

What is the term used to describe a district outside a city, typically a prosperous area beyond the suburbs?

• Megalopolis.

• Exurbs.

• Edge Cities.

• Boomurbs.

What is the characteristic of a "World City"?

• A city with a population between 10,000 - 50,000 people.

• A city that is a control center of the global economy.

• A city that has developed in the periphery of large cities.

• A large, rapidly growing, incorporated community with more than 100,000 residents.

What is the Rank-Size Rule in the context of the size and distribution of cities?

• The country's fifth-largest settlement is 1/5 the population of the largest settlement.

• The country's largest settlement has a population five times smaller than the smallest settlement.

• The country's largest settlement is equal in population to the sum of the next four largest settlements.

• The country's second-largest settlement is 1/2 the population of the largest settlement.

What is a Primate City?

• A city that is the largest in its country and more than twice the population of the next largest city.

• A city that is the smallest in its country and less than half the population of the next smallest city.

• A city that has an equal population to the next three largest cities in its country combined.

• A city that is the second largest in its country and has a population that is half of the largest city.

According to Christaller's Central Place Theory, what is a threshold?

• The maximum distance people are willing to travel to acquire a good.

• The number of people required to support businesses.

• The minimum number of services available in a settlement.

• The average distance between major cities.

What is the main idea behind the Concentric-Zone Model?

• The city is divided into zones that expand outward from the city center along transportation corridors.

• The city is divided into zones where similar activities are clustered together in wedges.

• The city is divided into five concentric zones, each defined by their function, centered around the CBD.

• The city is divided into multiple sectors, each with a distinct economic activity.