APHG Exam Unit 6 & 7 Preview

A primate city such as Mexico City is

• always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility

• more than twice the size of any other city in its country and the dominant city economically and culturally

• most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country

• always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country

• much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital

According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?

• A university

• An international airport

• A professional football stadium

• A symphony orchestra hall

• A grocery store

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

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

• the informal sector

• 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

Human geographers use ____  as a more precise term for "downtown."

• Central Business District (CBD)
• Urban Business District
• Service Business District
• City Business District
• Central Transportation Center

According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of

• 9 million

• 8 million

• 7.5 million

• 5 million

• 3.5 million

Consequences of suburbanization include... 

• segregation of social classes
• separation of ethnic groups

• segregation of land uses
• segregation of neighborhoods and schools

• all of these are results of suburbanization

Starting in the 1990's, a movement known as _________ began to feature mixed-use neighborhoods with businesses and residential properties, walkable areas and a variety of price ranges for homes.

• blockbusting

• gentrification

• leapfrogging

• new urbanism

• greenbelts

Blockbusting and redlining have contributed to... in American cities.

• gated communities

• racial segregation

• public transportation

• exurbanization

• national unity

While gentrification can have positive effects, what is a possible negative outcome?

• Gentrification generally leads to counterurbanization.

• Gentrification generally leads to suburbanization.

• Services do not generally reach gentrified communities.

• Higher rent causes displacement of original residents

• Things in the area look newer and modern

Jobs moving out to the suburbs creates:

• Informal conglomerates

• Concentric zones

• Edge cities

• Squatter settlements

• Exurbs