APHUG Unit 6 Pre/ Post Quiz: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns

Which of the following is an example of a site factor that could influence the location of a settlement?

• Access to a major trade route
• Nearby river and flat land
• Distance to another city
• Connection to global markets

Which development most directly helped promote counterurbanization?

• Increased dependence on walking
• Better internet and transportation access
• Growth of the CBD
• Decline of highway systems

What is the main difference between a megacity and a metacity?

• A megacity is suburban, and a metacity is urban
• A megacity has over 5 million people, and a metacity has over 10 million
• A megacity has over 10 million people, and a metacity has over 20 million
• A megacity is in an MDC, and a metacity is in an LDC

Which of the following is the best example of an edge city?

• A rural farming village outside a metro area
• A suburban area with offices, shopping, and entertainment
• A squatter settlement near the CBD
• A port district with warehouses only

What does urban hierarchy describe?

• The ranking of settlements from villages to global cities
• The age of buildings in a downtown area
• The ethnic makeup of neighborhoods
• The size of a city's suburbs only

How do world cities help promote globalization?

• By reducing international trade
• By serving as centers of finance, culture, and communication
• By preventing the spread of new ideas
• By depending only on local businesses

Topic 6.4 – The Size and Distribution of Cities A country where the second-largest city is about half the size of the largest city is most likely following the

• primate city rule
• gravity model
• rank-size rule
• multiple nuclei model

According to the gravity model, movement between places is greatest when

• places are small and far apart
• places are large and close together
• places are rural and isolated
• places have the same site factors

Topic 6.5 – The Internal Structure of Cities Which urban model shows the city arranged in rings around a central business district?

• Sector model
• Multiple nuclei model
• Concentric zone model
• Galactic city model

Which urban model shows development spreading outward in wedges or sectors along transportation routes?

• Hoyt sector model
• Burgess model
• Latin American city model
• Galactic model