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WorksheetsAPHUG: Unit 7 - Legendary Review
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 47mins
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Class
Date
1.
Human geographers use ____ as a more precise term for "downtown."
a)
Central Business District (CBD)
b)
Urban Business District
c)
Service Business District
d)
City Business District
2.
Which is NOT a characteristic of retail services that are located in CBDs?
a)
They are consumer businesses with a high threshold
b)
They are consumer businesses with a high range
c)
They are consumer businesses who serve CBD workers
d)
They are consumer businesses that sell only expensive merchandise
3.
What is the best title for the chart in this image?
a)
Food Sustainability
b)
Food Deserts
c)
Food Inequality
d)
Food Distribution
4.
Which is NOT a correct statement concerning the Latin American cities model?
a)
Infrastructure is more developed close to the city's canter and spine.
b)
The wealthy live in the city center and along the spine.
c)
The disamenity zones are home to the poorer residents.
d)
Economic and cultural amenities are located within the spine.
5.
According to this model, a city grows in rings around the Central Business District.
a)
Concentric Zone Model
b)
Multiple Nuclei Model
c)
Sector Model
d)
Latin America Model
6.
This theory revises the Concentric Zones Model, saying that cities grow in wedges or corridors often as a result of environmental conditions.
a)
Sector Model
b)
Latin America Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
Islamic City Model
7.
Urban areas in the USA are divided into _____ that each contain about 5000 people, and often correspond to existing neighborhood boundaries.
a)
urban tracts
b)
subdivisions
c)
census tracts
d)
social area tracts
8.
Outside of North America, _____ people live in CBDs, resulting in a wider array of consumer services for the residents.
a)
more
b)
less
9.
Between 175 million and 1 billion people live in ________, areas that have few consumer services, because neither the city nor the residents can afford them.
a)
squatter settlements
b)
urban zones
c)
public housing
d)
disamenity zones
10.
Mexico City, once known as Tenochtitlan, is an example of a ______.
a)
global city
b)
precolonial city
c)
indigenous city
d)
nodal city
11.
Many San Antonio business and consumer services, suburban neighborhoods, and manufacturing centers are located along Loops 410 and 1604. This economic and demographic pattern support the ____ Model of urbanization.
a)
Sector
b)
Concentric Zone
c)
Islamic
d)
Peripheral
12.
An urban settlement that has been legally incorporated into an independent, self-governing unit is called a ______.
a)
census tract
b)
city
c)
CBD
d)
suburb
13.
Urban areas that have increasingly overlapping boundaries are called _____.
a)
megacities
b)
megalopolis regions
c)
urban sprawl
d)
commuter regions
14.
One reason it is often difficult to solve regional problems/issues is _______.
a)
local government entities are often fragmented
b)
lack of voter turn-out
c)
mayors are not knowledgeable about the issues
d)
city and county services may be consolidated
15.
This image best illustrates the _____ concept.
a)
density gradient
b)
urbanization
c)
public housing
d)
blockbusting
16.
What ONE vocab term does this RLE describe?
a)
annexation
b)
blockbusting
c)
urban sprawl
d)
counterurbanization
17.
This map shows the amount of land that has been converted from farmland to residential use. This unchecked spread of residential areas beyond city limits is called
a)
urban sprawl
b)
urban growth
c)
urban expansion
d)
urban footprint
18.
Consequences of suburbanization include...
a)
segregation of social classes
b)
segregation of ethnic groups
c)
segregation of land uses
d)
all of these are results of suburbanization
19.
Which of the following is NOT a true statement concerning automobiles in the USA?
a)
Rapid rates of suburbanization relied on car ownership.
b)
Cars are the most common form of transportation in America.
c)
Automobiles affect both land use and the cultural landsape of the USA.
d)
The availability of cars has decreased the amount of consumer goods.
20.
This RLE from 2015, shows one negative effect of what geographic term?
a)
gentrification
b)
urbanization
c)
unequal GDP
d)
zoning
21.
Large single-family homes that have been converted into smaller apartments for low-income families are an _______; over time neighborhoods change from wealthy, to middle class, to low-income areas.
a)
filtering
b)
blockbusting
c)
redlining
d)
segregating
22.
Redlining most often affects
a)
inner-city neighborhoods
b)
suburban neighborhoods
23.
Inner-city residents who face an unending cycle of social and economic issues are called a permanent
a)
poor class.
b)
underclass.
c)
poverty class.
d)
homeless class.
24.
River Center Mall in downtown San Antonio, is an example of expanding ______ found in many American CBDs.
a)
consumer
b)
business
c)
public
25.
All cities must balance ___ and ___ in order to prioritize and pay for the needs of all residents.
a)
services and tax revenues
b)
filtering and redlining
c)
rich and poor neihborhoods
d)
urbanization and suburbanization
26.
The process whereby an increasing percentage of people live in an urban area is known as:
a)
demographic transition.
b)
rank-size rule.
c)
urbanization.
d)
central place theory.
27.
The important element of urbanization is an increase in the:
a)
number of people living in urban settlements.
b)
percentage of people living in urban settlements.
c)
land area occupied by urban settlements.
d)
all of the above
28.
Which statement best describes the relationship between urbanization and the Industrial Revolution?
a)
urbanization promoted the Industrial Revolution
b)
the Industrial Revolution promoted urbanization
c)
urbanization preceded the Industrial Revolution by hundreds of years
d)
urbanization and the Industrial Revolution are unrelated
29.
Of the 10 largest urban areas in the world, how many are in MDCs today?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
7
30.
The city plus its built-up contiguous suburbs is the:
a)
central city.
b)
metropolitan statistical area.
c)
urbanized area.
d)
regional government federation.
31.
In the U.S., which of the following definitions of a city covers the largest land area?
a)
CBD
b)
central city
c)
urbanized area
d)
metropolitan statistical area
32.
Higher social heterogeneity in urban settlements means that:
a)
the people with whom you relax are probably the same ones you see at work.
b)
the people are more alike than in rural settlements.
c)
you compete for limited space.
d)
you may feel lonely and isolated in a diverse crowd.
33.
Urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have:
a)
larger population size.
b)
higher population density.
c)
more heterogeneity.
d)
all of the above.
34.
Megalopolis refers to:
a)
adjacent, overlapping metropolitan statistical areas.
b)
a large, densely packed city center.
c)
consolidated metropolitan statistical areas.
d)
regional government federation.
35.
Compared with European cities, the amount of sprawl in the U.S. is:
a)
about the same.
b)
less.
c)
greater.
d)
better controlled.
36.
Sprawl is the:
a)
change in density within an urban area from the center to the periphery.
b)
development of new housing sites not contiguous to the existing built-up area.
c)
land maintained as open space surrounding an urban area.
d)
period in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic.
37.
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of:
a)
corridors.
b)
nodes.
c)
sectors.
d)
rings.
38.
__________ is a good location in which to develop urban models because it is located on a flat prairie.
a)
New York
b)
Denver
c)
Chicago
d)
Los Angeles
39.
According to the sector model, the best housing is located in:
a)
an outer ring surrounding the city.
b)
a transportation corridor from downtown to the edge of the city.
c)
nodes near universities and parks.
d)
renovated inner-city neighborhoods.
40.
Social area analysis attempts to explain:
a)
the changing location of retail and office activities in North American cities.
b)
the development of squatter settlements in developing countries.
c)
the distribution of different types of people in an urban area.
d)
regions ideal for social services.
41.
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby:
a)
warehouses and hotels.
b)
residences.
c)
shops.
d)
universities.
42.
The multiple nuclei model theory best explains why different neighborhoods of a city attract people of different:
a)
ages.
b)
income.
c)
ethnic origin.
d)
marital status.
43.
Higher-income people tend to live near the center of the city in all but which of the following regions?
a)
Latin America
b)
North America
c)
Western Europe
d)
South Asia
44.
Ramshackle houses on the periphery of cities in LDCs are known as:
a)
squatter settlements.
b)
council estates.
c)
public housing.
d)
the zone in transition.
45.
Compared to the U.S., poor families in European cities are more likely to be:
a)
clustered in inner-city neighborhoods.
b)
dispersed throughout the city.
c)
distributed uniformly in the city.
d)
clustered in the suburbs.
46.
How does a city develop in the concentric zone model?
a)
sections/sectors
b)
nodes of influence
c)
rings
d)
corridors
47.
Where is the best housing located according to the sector model?
a)
A section from the CBD to the edge of the city
b)
suburbs
c)
nodes around schools
d)
the first ring outside the market
48.
According to the central place theory, which of the following has the lowest threshold, lowest range?
a)
Fruit stand
b)
Movie theater
c)
Children's hospital
d)
Grocery store
49.
What is the purpose of urban models?
a)
Explains where different types of people live
b)
Explains why people live where they live
c)
Depends on the use of Census Data
d)
All of the above
50.
A port is likely to attract nearby _____, according to the multiple nuclei model
a)
schools
b)
homes
c)
industries
d)
malls
51.
Which urban land model uses two CBDs?
a)
Latin American
b)
Multiple Nuclei
c)
Sector
d)
Concentric
52.
According to the Burgess Model of Development, the outer most ring is
a)
extensive agriculture
b)
the zone of transition
c)
extensive commercial agriculture
d)
the commuter zone
53.
What is the number one reason for city growth?
a)
better housing
b)
jobs
c)
cheaper food sources
d)
more transportation options
54.
Suburban sprawl is the marriage of which two terms
a)
urban and suburban
b)
suburbanization and sprawl
c)
suburb and urban sprawl
d)
urban sprawl and urbanization
55.
Cities that are located on the outskirts of larger cities and serve many of the same functions of urban areas, but in sprawling, decentralized suburban environment are termed
a)
gateway cities
b)
Burgess Model cities
c)
edge cities
d)
sector cities
56.
Which of the following is not a gateway city?
a)
Boston, Massachusetts
b)
Lincoln, Nebraska
c)
Los Angeles, California
d)
New York City, New York
57.
100 years ago, approximately ____ out of 10 people lived in cities.
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
58.
Worldwide, settlement patterns are becoming more
a)
urban
b)
rural
59.
All of the following are examples of megacities, EXCEPT
a)
London, England
b)
Paris, France
c)
New York City, New York
d)
Brasilia, Brazil
60.
The following is a picture of which urban land use model?
a)
sector model
b)
concentric zone
c)
multiple nuclei
61.
The following is a picture of which urban land use model?
a)
sector
b)
concentric zone
c)
multiple nuclei
62.
The following is a picture of which urban land use model?
a)
sector
b)
concentric zone
c)
multiple nuclei
63.
A layout of the city, its physical form and structure is called
a)
urban morphology
b)
Forum
c)
Secondary Hearth
d)
Physical Geography
64.
In a model urban hierarchy, the population of a city or town will be inversely proportional to its rank in the hierarchy is called...
a)
Rank Size Rule
b)
Central Place Theory
c)
Primate City
d)
World City
65.
Christaller laid the ground work for this theory based on where central place in the urban hierarchy would be located. This theory was called....
a)
Rimland
b)
Heartland
c)
Central Place Theory
d)
Von Thunen Model
66.
The process by which lands that were previously outside of the urban environment become urbanized, as people and businesses from the city move to these spaces is called..........
a)
Suburbanization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Suburb
d)
Functional Zones
67.
A structural element to the South American cities model has the very poorest part of cities that in extreme cases are not connected to regular city services and are controlled by gangs and drug lords, this sector is called...
a)
Sector Model
b)
Disamenity Sector
c)
Central Business District
d)
Low-rent residential
68.
This theory is central to spatial analysis and at the heart of all urban models; it is explained simply in that it holds all market areas are focused on a central settlement that is a place of exchange and service provision...
a)
Demographic Transition Model
b)
Central Place Theory
c)
Von Thunen Model
d)
Sector Model
69.
This model was first published in 1923 by theorist Ernest Burgess. This model represents the Anglo-American city of the United States and Canada during the height of industrialization and has the CBD as the center the Industrial zone in a circular ring followed by inner city housing, the suburbs, and exurbs.
a)
Concentric Zone Model
b)
Sector Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
Galactic City Model
70.
This curve represents the cost-to-distance relationship of real estate prices in the urban landscape...
a)
Bid-Rent Curve
b)
J-Curve
c)
S-Curve
d)
Curvy Waves
71.
This model of urban structure was first proposed by theorist Home Hoyt. This model also applies to cities in the US and Canada. In the model, the concepts of the industrial corridor and neighborhood are combined for practical purposes resulting in a more realistic urban representation.
a)
Concentric Zone Model
b)
Sector Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
Super Model
72.
In the later 20th century in US and Canada there were new suburban CBDs that specialized toward a particular industrial or service sector and shows the decentralization of the commercial urban landscape this model is called...
a)
Galactic City Model
b)
Sector Model
c)
Super Model
d)
Multiple Nuclei Model
73.
This model is important as an example of the colonial city. The effects of European colonial rule on many cities. Often colonial powers demolished old pre-colonial cities and rebuilt them in European style. This model has disamenities spanning outward from the CBD with peripheral squatter settlements...
a)
Latin American Model
b)
Sector Model
c)
Galactic City Model
d)
Super Model
74.
What is smart growth?
a)
Refers to the expansion of agricultural land
b)
Legislation and regulations to limit suburban sprawl and preserve farmland
c)
The exponential growth of wheat
d)
The process of packing more people into the CBD
75.
The area from Washington, D.C. to Boston, Massachusetts, is sometimes referred to as a megalopolis because
a)
The cities are located along major bodies of water
b)
the area is a continuous chain of urban development between the cities.
c)
the number of people in each household is much higher than in other places.
d)
the buildings in those cities tend to be taller than those in other cities.
76.
New York City, Chicago, and Boston are each
a)
State capitals
b)
Northeastern cities
c)
Characterized as a "metropolis"
d)
Decreasing in population due to climate
77.
When the largest city in a country or state has at least twice the population of the country's next largest city, it is referred to as a(n) ______.
a)
Megapolis
b)
Urban area
c)
Urban sprawl
d)
Primate city
78.
These suburban downtowns are located near key freeway intersections and provide citizens numerous forms of entertainments
a)
Edge City
b)
City
c)
City-State
d)
Megacity
79.
Which of these is not a type of an edge city?
a)
Boomburgs
b)
Greenfields
c)
Uptowns
d)
Metalloids
80.
Which region is more likely to have zones of disamenity?
a)
Latin America
b)
Northeast America
c)
Canada
d)
Western Europe
81.
What is a brownfield?
a)
A property which has the presence or potential to be a hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant
b)
A field that is darker than regular fields
c)
A type of city which is on a cornfield
d)
A collection of waste treatment plants
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