Ch. 6 World Geography Urban development

Fill in the blank: Four early civilizations that engaged in agriculture located on major rivers located in modern-day Iraq (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers), Pakistan (Indus River), China (Yellow River), Egypt (Nile River) are known as _________.

• River Valley Civilizations

• Mountain Kingdoms

• Desert Empires

• Island Societies

Fill in the blank: The process of a population shifting from being predominantly rural to an increasing amount of the population living within urban areas is called _________.

• Urbanization

• Deforestation

• Industrialization

• Globalization

Fill in the blank: An economic model that presents countries go through a series of 5 stages of growth from less developed to more developed is called _________

• Rostow’s Stages of Growth

• Harrod-Domar Model

• Dependency Theory

• Lewis Model

Fill in the blank: A mass collection of something is called _________.

• Agglomeration

• Fragmentation

• Dispersion

• Isolation

Fill in the blank: A mass collection of cities in close proximity is called _________.

• Urban Agglomeration

• Rural Settlement

• Isolated Village

• Single City

Fill in the blank: A chain of connected metropolitan areas is called a _________

• Megalopolis

• Peninsula

• Archipelago

• Isthmus

Fill in the blank: The process and methods of structuring and planning a city and how to make best use of its land and resources is called _________.

• Urban Planning

• Deforestation

• Photosynthesis

• Erosion

Fill in the blank: The management and modification of the physical landscape for purposes of human use is called _________.

• Land Use

• Erosion

• Photosynthesis

• Weathering

Fill in the blank: The process of a population moving from a denser city core to outlying suburbs around the city is called _________.

• Suburbanization

• Urbanization

• Industrialization

• Globalization

Fill in the blank: Extensive outward growth of suburbs and cities; typically considered to be an inefficient use of land due to sprawl’s low population density is called _________

• Urban Sprawl

• Urban Renewal

• Smart Growth

• Gentrification