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WorksheetsAPHG Urban Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.
a)
Concentric Zone Model
b)
Griffen-Ford Latin American City Model
c)
Peripheral Model
d)
Sector Model
2.
Small county subdivisions, usually containing 5,000 persons, delineated by the U.S Census Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions.
a)
Census Tract
b)
Exurbs
c)
Suburbs
d)
Disamenity Sector
3.
A ring of land maintained by parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
a)
Greenbelt
b)
Urban Land
c)
Green Land Usage
d)
Sprawl Limitation
4.
A model of the internal structure of cities, created by Harris and Ullman, in which social groups are arranged around in a collection of nodes of activities
a)
Multiple Nuclei Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Peripheral Model
d)
Sector Model
5.
A model of the internal structures of cites in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district.
a)
Sector Model
b)
Multiple Nuclei Model
c)
Zone in Transition
d)
Concentric Zone Model
6.
A model of North American urban areas consisting in an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a belt way or ring road.
a)
Peripheral Model
b)
New Donut Model
c)
Filtering
d)
Urban Area Model
7.
The process of converting a neighborhood from a predominantly low-renter renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-owned area
a)
Renewal
b)
Gentrification
c)
Conversion of Area
d)
Urban Renewal
8.
Annexation is
a)
the process of a city legally adding more land.
b)
The process of an unincorporated area legally defining its boundaries.
c)
The process of wealthy individuals settling into neighborhoods near the CBD.
d)
The process of removing underclass residents from inner city neighborhoods.
9.
All of the following describe edge cites except
a)
they are more convenient places of employment for newer suburban communities.
b)
they make it easier for traffic planners to design mass transit systems.
c)
other uses such as shopping malls and apartment complexes are also present.
d)
they typically are located at the intersections of highways.
10.
Which urban model best explains the spatial impact of automobiles and the construction of interstate highways on metropolitan areas in the United States?
a)
concentric ring
b)
peripheral/galactic city model
c)
sector model
d)
multiple nuclei model
11.
Which of the following settlement types is likely to use the largest percentage of land space for residents?
a)
town
b)
suburb
c)
hamlet
d)
physical city
12.
Squatter settlements in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) cities are usually located
a)
along major highways
b)
on the outskirts of the urban area
c)
in warehouse districts
d)
adjacent to industrial areas
13.
Large cities develop many nodes around which different types of people and activities cluster. This describes the
a)
peripheral/galactic
b)
multiple nuclei
c)
sector
d)
concentric
14.
What type of land use dominates on the periphery of the Latin American Model?
a)
squatter settlements
b)
industrial activity
c)
commerical
d)
middle class residental
15.
Unrestricted low-density development of residential and commercial activities over a large expanse of land is
a)
sprawl
b)
edge city
c)
new urbanism
d)
smart growth
16.
Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of
a)
blockbusting
b)
red lining
c)
gentrification
d)
white flight
17.
The largest major population concentration of North America is
a)
from Toronto to Montreal.
b)
A. from Miami to Jacksonville.
c)
from San Diego to San Francisco
d)
from Washington D.C. to Boston.
18.
In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located
a)
in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs.
b)
adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor
c)
on the east side of the city.
d)
in the first ring around the CBD.
19.
A pattern of settlements in a country such that the largest settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement
a)
Primate City Rule
b)
Secondary City Rule
c)
Dense Cuty
d)
Dense Settlements
20.
What was the first hearth of civilization?
a)
Peru
b)
Nile
c)
Indus
d)
Mesopotamia
21.
A pattern of settlements in a country such that the nth largest settlement is 1/n the population of the largest settlement. Developed countries tend to conform to this rule, while developing countries tend to have one primate city.
a)
Rank-Size Rule
b)
City-Size Rule
c)
City Development Rule
d)
Primate City Size Rule
22.
Large cities are economic hubs with radiating connections for commerce according to
a)
Von Thunen
b)
Concentric Ring
c)
Central Place Theory
d)
none of these
23.
What promoted urbanization more than any other event?
a)
highways
b)
industrial revolution
c)
commericalization
d)
minimum wage
24.
According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)?
a)
Land gets used more extensively.
b)
Land gets more expensive.
c)
Land gets used less intensively.
d)
Land gets more affordable along busy streets.
25.
Street patterns in Medieval European cities resemble
a)
A grid pattern
b)
A chaotic, twisting layout
c)
Concentric Circles
d)
Grid system with diagonal boulevards
26.
The smallest, least complex type of settlement in the urban hierarchy is the
a)
Farm
b)
Village
c)
Hamlet
d)
Town
27.
Which model refers to the pull factors that encourage people to move to larger cities?
a)
The Gravity Model
b)
The DTM
c)
The ETM
d)
The Push / Pull Model
28.
The process of dividing older inner city homes into smaller apartments due to declining property values is know as
a)
Redlining
b)
Filtering
c)
Gentrification
d)
Subdividing
29.
What is unique about the African City Model?
a)
Squatter Settlements
b)
Decentralized CBD
c)
Three CBDs
d)
Spine
30.
Which city is an example of Burgess' Urban Model?
a)
Chicago
b)
Detroit
c)
Baltimore
d)
Rio de Janeiro
31.
Which city is an example of this Urban Model?
a)
Rio de Janeiro
b)
Shanghai
c)
Detroit
d)
Nairobi
32.
Which Urban Model has a spine?
a)
Galactic City Model
b)
Islamic City Model
c)
Latin American City Model
d)
Southeast Asia City Model
33.
What is NOT in zone 2 of this Urban Model?
a)
Industry
b)
Housing
c)
Sewage Treatment Plants
d)
Transportation
34.
Who created the Multiple Nuclei Urban Model?
a)
Harris
b)
Hoyt
c)
Harris and Ullman
d)
Griffin and Ford
35.
Who created this Urban Model?
a)
Burgess
b)
Hoyt
c)
Griffin and Ford
d)
DeBlij
36.
Who created this Urban Model?
a)
Harris
b)
Harris and Ullman
c)
Burgess
d)
Hoyt
37.
What is number 3 on this Urban Model?
a)
Zone of Transition
b)
Commuter's Zone
c)
Zone of Independent Worker's Homes
d)
Zone of Better Residencies
38.
Areas of open land with few people, homes, and businesses
a)
Urban
b)
Suburbs
c)
City
d)
Rural
39.
The Central Business District (CBD) is also known as
a)
Downtown
b)
Suburb
c)
Uptown
d)
Rural Area
40.
This type of service facilitates the activities of other businesses
a)
Public & Semi-Public Services
b)
Business Services
c)
Consumer Services
41.
High rents and land shortage discourage 2 main activities in the CBD - industrial and ______.
a)
Restaurants
b)
Hotels
c)
Law Firms
d)
Residential
42.
Counterurbanization happens when people move away from settlements due to dissatisfaction
a)
t
b)
f
43.
Which is the world's largest megalopolis?
a)
London/Surrey/Manchester
b)
Boston/NYC/Washington
c)
Tokyo/Yokohama/Kawasaki
d)
Paris/Provence/LeHavre
44.
Hoyt's urban model focuses on...
a)
shopping
b)
transportation
c)
airports
d)
the CBD
45.
Redlining happens when banks won't loan $ to people w/in a certain region outlined on their maps.
a)
t
b)
f
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