Unit 5 Review Urbanization

In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?

• Central Business District

• Low Class Housing (Inner City)

• Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

• High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

When a city’s population and development spreads over a wider and wider geographic area

• industrialization

• urban sprawl

• urbanization

• metropolitan area

This is an area with relatively sparse (few) development or people.

• rural
• urban
• open space

roads, sewers, transportation systems, schools, and hospitals

• urbanization

• infrastructure

• urban sprawl

• heat island

movement of people from rural areas to cities

• urbanization

• land-use planning

• urban sprawl

• geographic information system

Areas with the highest population density are typically

• Sub-rural areas.

• rural areas.

• suburban areas.

• urban areas.

Which of these options had the largest impact on why the urban models changed over time

• Changes in refrigeration technology

• Changes in political parties

• Changes in transportation methods

• None of these options changed any of the models

Squatter Settlements are more often located in

• Less developed countries

• Highly developed countries

• Wealthy countries

• Countries that are highly industrialized

International company headquarters and significant global financial functions are defining characteristics of

• primate cities

• forward capitals

• world cities

• edge cities

Megacities must have at least _________ residents.

• 1 million

• 5 million

• 10 million

• 20 million