WorksheetsProcess of Urbanization and Suburbanization
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What promoted urbanization more than any other event?
a)
highways
b)
industrial revolution
c)
commericalization
d)
minimum wage
3.
The Central Business District (CBD) is also known as
a)
Downtown
b)
Suburb
c)
Uptown
d)
Rural Area
4.
The central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a
a)
Megalopolis
b)
Zoning Laws
c)
Urban Morphology
d)
Urban Area
5.
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
6.
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
7.
________ is the process of settlement, formation, expansion, and change.
a)
Suburbanization
b)
Urbanization
c)
Urban Sprawl
d)
City Growth
8.
From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy of the following would go...
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
a)
Suburb
b)
Mega-City
c)
Village
d)
County
9.
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.
10.
Industries during the 1800s located near the CBD to be close to
a)
Transportation lines
b)
The expanding urban population
c)
Affordable land
d)
Low-cost storage
11.
What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is two million in population?
a)
250,000
b)
1,000,000
c)
500,000
d)
100,000
12.
Based on the information in this graph, why did immigration increase rapidly between 1895 and 1905?
a)
Railroad construction created jobs for immigrants.
b)
Cheap land prices in the West attracted immigrant farmers.
c)
Industrial growth provided factory jobs for immigrants.
d)
World War I caused immigrants to flee Europe.
13.
According to the rank/size rule: If the largest city in a country has a population of 100,000 people, how many people will reside in the 4th largest city?
a)
25,000
b)
33,000
c)
75,000
d)
50,000
14.
Which of the following is NOT a primate city?
a)
New York
b)
London
c)
Paris
d)
Berlin
e)
Los Angles
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