Unit 5 - Chapter 15 Practice Test

According to central place theory, the threshold is defined as the...?

• economic base of a central place
• distance away from a central place
• gross value of the product minus the costs of production
• minimum number of people needed to support a service
• point at which consumer movement is at a minimum

Which of the following best explains why New York City has more specialized stores than do smaller urban places in the United States?

• ts status as a primate city
• The rank-size rule
• The gravity model
• Central place theory
• The Burgess concentric zone model

In the fundamentals of central place theory, which of the following terms is defined as the maximum distance a consumer will travel to acquire a good or service?

• Distance decay
• Threshold
• Cost-to-distance ratio
• Relative location
• Range

Which of the following groups of cities contains the best examples of central places with large hinterlands?

• San Diego, Milwaukee, and New Haven
• Atlanta, Denver, and Calgary
• Baltimore, Ottawa, and Duluth
• Las Vegas, Victoria, and Buffalo
• Miami, Philadelphia, and Quebec City

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

• an agricultural surplus
• 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.
• It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.

Central place theory describes the...?

• spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services
• tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location
• tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features
• outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place
• tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

An urban center that is disproportionately larger than the second largest city in a country and that dominates the country’s social, political, and economic activities can be best classified as...?

• a megalopolis
• a conurbation
• a primate city
• an edge city
• an imperial city

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
• Manufacturing zones

La Défense is an edge city constructed in the late twentieth century and characterized by high-rise office buildings. Which of the following best explains why La Défense is located on the outskirts of Paris?

• The land at the center of Paris is filled with numerous historic buildings that residents do not want torn down.
• Land in the city center is not as valuable as land on the edge of the city.
• The center of Paris is not well-served by public transportation.
• La Défense needs access to the river in order to export manufactured goods to other countries in Europe.
• The center of Paris is inhabited by low-income residents, and wealthy residents prefer to live in the suburbs.