Central Place Theory Assessment

Central Place theory describes the:

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  tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features

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  outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place

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  tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location

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  spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

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  tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

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

• minimum number of people needed to support a service

• distance away from a central place

• economic base of a central place

• point at which consumer movement is at a minimum

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  gross value of the product minus the costs of production

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

• population of the central place

• population of the market area

• distance to a place with similar functions

• total number of central places in the urban system

• size of the market area

Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?

• Threshold ratio

• Multiplier effect

• The Sector Model

• Urban Hierarchy

• Basic-nonbasic ratio

Which of the following occurs when the cities in a country follow the rank-size rule?

• The largest city is four times the population of the next-largest city.

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  The largest city is two times the population of the next-largest city.

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  The largest city is three times the population of the next-largest city.

• There are two large cities with similar population sizes.

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  The largest city is five times the population of the next-largest city.

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

• A symphony orchestra hall

• A grocery store

• A professional football stadium

• A university

• An international airport

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?

• Edge cities

• Financial Districts

• State capitals

• Manufacturing zones

• Megalopolises

Which of the following is true of an edge city?

• It has a large amount of recently developed retail and office space.

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  It is an outlet for a region’s trade.

• It is close to bankruptcy.

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  It is increasingly used for heavy industry.

• It is located on the edge of a lake, river, or other physical feature.

Compare the largest urbanized-area populations for each country, and then select the following statement that correctly draws a conclusion regarding the pattern in the data.

• The United States is closer to following the rank-size rule.

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  Neither country follows the rank-size rule.

• China has a primate city, and the United States follows the rank-size rule.

• The United States has a primate city, and China follows the rank-size rule.

• Both countries have a primate city.

THIS WILL BE AN FRQ!!!!

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

The development of suburbs in North American metropolitan areas has greatly accelerated since the 1950's and 1960's. Discuss how all THREE of the following have contributed to this acceleration.

Transportation

Housing production

Landscape preferences

THIS WILL BE AN FRQ!!!!

• freeway increased accessibility to suburbs, cars became more affordable and available
  

• affordability due to organization of production, financing easier to obtain (GI Bill 1944)

• iii. anti big city feel, desire for large home, desire for single family, popular culture

• nuclear family, male as primary breadwinner with female homemake, desire of ethnic groups to flock together (white flight)