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A country following rank-size rule has a city with the largest population size of 1,000,000 people. What would be the population sizes of the cities ranked 2, 3, and 4?
500,000; 250,000; 125,000
750,000; 500,000; 250,000
500,000; 333,000; 250,000
500,000; 300,000; 100,000
This urban design plan assumes that
The physical landscape is flat and there are no obstacles
There is a uniform transportation network for the region
Soil fertility varies thus producing different levels of agricultural development
Population and purchasing power are evenly distributed
The first urban hearth was
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Mesoamerica
Ancient Greece
What is NOT something needed to develop into the first urban centers?
Agricultural surplus
Social stratification
Leadership class
Elected officials
The unrestricted growth of commercial centers and residential communities with little to no urban planning and/or zoning laws is known as
Chaos
Urban Sprawl
New Urbanism
Bid-Rent
Which of the following are accurate about the DeBlij Urban Model?
It focuses around a Colonial CBD
Informal settlements surround the outskirts of the city
There is no industrial section of this model
It has a commercial spine
Mexico City: 12,294,193
Iztapalapa: 1,820,000
Ecatepec: 1,806,226
Guadalajara: 1,640,000
Based off of the population size of Mexico's four largest cities, what can we determine about Mexico?
It has a primate city
It follows rank-size rule
Mexico is experiencing many problems with urban sprawl
It is probable that there are favelas in Mexico
As a general rule, the lower socio-economic classes tend to live near
The CBD
The Industrial or Manufacturing Zone
The Middle Classes
Transportation Networks
One of the unique features of the Griffen-Ford Model is
It has rings of housing emanating out from the CBD
It has a commercial spine that connects the CBD to a mall
It has 3 CBDs, one of them with colonial ties
The CBD is focused on a port zone
Which city model centers around a mosque and bazaar?
Islamic City Model
Latin-American City Model
Sub-Saharan African City Model
McGee City Model
Celebration, FL is a city that is pedestrian friendly, focusing on the concept of a walkable city. This is an example of
New Urbanism
Urban Sprawl
Primate City
Bid-Rent Theory
What are some problems with urban sprawl?
Loss of potential agricultural land
More traffic jams and dependency on cars
Creates debt from stretching services too thin
Creates more economic opportunities
Based on Borchert's Epochs, when do transcontinental railroads impact the development of major cities further west?
1790-1830
1830-1870
1870-1920
1920-1970
Which of the following are true about favelas?
They tend to be found in the disamenity sector of the Latin American city model
They are an example of urban sprawl
They are found in the multiple nuclei model
They are an area in which upper-middle class people reside
Which North American model was most impacted by urban sprawl and the development of suburbs?
Concentric Zone Model
Galactic City Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Sector Model
What are some benefits of primate cities?
They provide a large amount of jobs and economic opportunities
Primate cities can attract global attention and compete on an international scale
They provide fairly even distribution of ecoonomic opportunities across the country
They correspond with rank-size rule in a country
The theory that the closer one is to the CBD, the more expensive that land costs because of the lack of available land is known as
Concentric Zone Theory
Bid-Rent Theory
Rank-Size Rule
Primate City Rule
The second urban hearth was
Mesopotamia
Mesoamerica
Nile River Valley
Indus River Valley
The third urban hearth was
Mesopotamia
Nile River Valley
Huang He and Wei River Valley
Indus River Valley
The fourth urban hearth was
Mesoamerica
Mesopotamia
Indus River Valley
Huang He and Wei River Valley
Process of converting an urban neighborhood from a mostly low-income renter-occupied area to a mostly middle-class owner-occupied area
Gentrification
Ghettoization
Beautiful City Movement
Blockbusting
An American urban model that emphasizes that there can be economic growth and activity separate from the CBD is
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
McGee Model
Which are most accurate about gateway cities?
Due to their location, they act as ports of entry and distribution centers for large areas
Some examples would be New York and Los Angeles
They are only found in core countries
They act as economic centers
This model tends to focus around a former colonial port zone. It has a government zone, and is usually export-oriented
McGee Model
DeBlij Model
Harris and Ullman Model
Griffen-Ford Model
Which statements are true about zoning ordinances?
When there are few zoning laws or they are lax, it is easier for urban sprawl and slums to develop
There are three different zoning categories: residential, industrial, and commercial
They define how property in a specific geographic location can be utilized
They tend to be racist because they often segregate individivuals, causing unrest and concern
Which statements are true about the Sub-Saharan African City Model?
Cities tend to be built on or near old cities
The city focuses around a colonial CBD, as well as a market and traditional CBD (before Europeans colonized)
Informal settlements surround the outside of the city
There is only one CBD, which serves as the focal point for this model
Compared to American cities, European cities
Tend to have limited new construction and height restrictions to help preserve the historic value of their city
Tend to depend more on public transportation networks, such as the metro in Paris
Are planned more with automobiles in mind
Often have populations in the suburbs that reflect the colonial heritage of the country
The area around London consisting of parks and other open space is known as a
Greenbelt
Shatterbelt
Gentrification
Park Zone
In Ancient Greece, public spaces where citizens debated, lectured, traded, planned military conquest, socialized, and traded.
Agora
Acropolis
Forum
Public Square
This model centers around a Great Mosque, which is surrounded by a bazaar.
Islamic City Model
Latin American City Model
Southeast Asian City Model
Sub-Saharan African City Model
Which are true of the Concentric Zone Model?
It was created by Burgess in the 1920s based off of Chicago
As a city grew, the residents moved further away, opening up housing to immigrants and those with lower incomes
The CBD is the focal point of the model
Trains and other transportation run along the industrial lines in sections coming out from the CBD
Which are true of the DeBlij Model?
It has ethnic neighborhoods
It has 3 CBDs- a colonial CBD, traditional CBD, and market zone
Its CBD is focused around a colonial port
It's industry is focused in a mining and manufacturing zone
A discriminatory policy in which minority groups are prevented by banks from acquiring the necessary money to buy homes or property in mosly white neighborhoods
Blockbusting
Redlining
Redistricting
Gerrymandering
The migration of many Americans from the north and northeast to the south and southwest
White Flight
Sunbelt Phenomenon
Rustbelt Phenomenon
Snow Birds
These nodes of economic activity tend to develop along intersections of major transportation routes
Suburbs
Mini-CBDs
Edge Cities
Gentrification
Who was the creator of the Southeast Asian Model?
McGee
DeBlij
Griffen-Ford
Ullman
Which are true of European cities?
They tend to depend on a lot of public transportation
Higher class residencies tend to be closer to the CBD
Lower class residencies tend to be closer to the CBD
They are based off of the Concentric Zone Model
If a city follows rank size rule and the largest city has a population of 2,000,000 people, how many people should reside in the 3rd largest city?
1,000,000
500,000
666,666
850,000
What things did the first urban hearths have in common?
They all had an agricultural surplus, social stratification, and leadership class
They were all located near rivers
They all were products of the industrial revolution
They all appeared after the first agricultural revolution
The Second Urban Revolution corresponded to what event?
The Industrial Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Sunbelt Phenomenon
Cities in Periphery and Semi-Periphery tend to
have visibly large gaps between the rich and poor
lack zoning laws
show evidence of redlining
lack any sort of industry
As a result of deindustrialization, Detroit's CBD became decentralized. This is an example of which urban model?
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Galactic City Model
According to bid rent theory
Areas most easily accessible to the city center have the highest rent
Areas most easily accessible to the city center have the lowest rent
Businesses are concerned with having the lowest rent regardless of location
The most aesthetically pleasing parts of town will have the highest rent prices
In Hoyt's sector model, low-income families would be most likely to live near
railroad lines
greenbelts
walkways
solar farms
The gravity model argues that two cities that are located spatially close to each other
will attract more people than cities that are far apart
will attract very few people
will only attract people to the city that is the larger of the two cities
would each attract the same amount of people
During the 1970s and 1980s, middle and high-income white families moved from urban areas to surrounding areas
White Flight
Redlining
Blockbusting
Gentrification
According to the concentric zone model, urban residents can move up both economically and socially by
migrating away from the working-class zone
migrating away from the residential zone
migrating away from the transitional zone
migrating away from the CBD
After WWII, many European governments tried to counter urban housing shortages by building
subsidized housing blocks within urban centers
private residential towers in the CBD
public housing in rural areas
urban highways
In many developing countries, many individuals leave rural areas to find work
in large urban areas
in agricultural communities
near college campuses
in small cities
Which is an example of a primate city?
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denver, United States
Manchester, England
Tijuana, Mexico
Hoyt's model proposes that cities grow outwards from the CBD because
Most of the city's main commercial activities have moved to the outer edges of the CBD
Major lines of transportation will take commuters back and forth to the CBD
Physical features such as rivers take up much of the main center part of the CBD
Private transportation like cars will take commuters to the outskirts of the CBD
Edge cities tend to grow near large urban areas near
nuclear power plants
schools and universities
major roads and airports
navigable waterways
According to central place theory, the range, or the maximum distance a consumer will go to purchase a good is proportional to
living costs in the city of the consumer
the desire of the consumer to acquire the good
the cost of the property where the good is sold
the cost of not obtaining the good
The hexagons in Christaller's central place theory represent
transportation routes
markets
uneven hinterlands
thresholds
The primate city rule states that the largest settlement in a country has
more than ten times as many people as the second-ranking settlement
less than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement
quadruple the amount of people as the second-ranking settlement
more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement
Urban areas are more likely than rural areas to have:
larger population size.
higher population density.
more heterogeneity.
lower population density
What is number 3?
Central Business District
Zone of Independent Workers' Homes
Zone of Better Residences
Zone of Transition
What is number 5?
Commuter Zone
Zone of Independent Workers' Homes
Zone of Better Residences
Zone of Transition
What is represented by the pink sections?
Low-class residential
Middle-class residential
Outlying CBD
Manufacturing
What is represented by the dark purple section?
Residential Suburb
High-class residential
Outlying CBD
Manufacturing
What is represented by the dark green section?
Central business district
High-class residential
Outlying CBD
Manufacturing
What is represented by the light purple sections?
High-rent residential
Middle-rent residential
Low-rent residential
Industry
What is represented by the pink sections?
High-rent residential
Middle-rent residential
Low-rent residential
Industry
What is represented by the golden yellow section?
High-rent residential
Middle-rent residential
Low-rent residential
Industry
What color represents middle class residences?
Blue
Yellow
Purple
Pink
In which color would you find favelas?
Yellow
Blue
Teal
Pink
What does the light pink color represent?
Elite residences
Middle-class residences
Comercial
Disamenity sector
Which color is the CBD in this model?
Pink
Brown
Green
Purple
What does the purple represent?
Western commercial zone
Alien commercial zone
Squatter settlements
Industry
What is represented by the purple section?
Colonial CBD
Market Zone
Traditional CBD
Ethnic Neighborhoods
What is represented by the brown section?
Colonial CBD
Market Zone
Traditional CBD
Ethnic Neighborhoods
