WorksheetsAPHUG unit 6 review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to central-place theory, locations of economic activities are based on
a)
Threshold and range
b)
Resource inputs and markets
c)
Core and periphery
d)
Activity centers
2.
Rules that govern land use in cities are known as
a)
Plats
b)
Site plans
c)
Zoning ordinances
d)
Land contracts
3.
The process of higher-income people moving into a low- or middle-income urban neighborhood, raising property values, is called
a)
Filtering
b)
Zoning
c)
Density gradient
d)
Gentrification
4.
A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of
a)
Restrictive zoning
b)
Gentrification
c)
Counter-urbanization
d)
New urbanism
5.
The revival of downtown nightlife and an increase in street lighting are methods used by city governments primarily to
a)
Deter criminal activity
b)
Generate tax revenue during evening hours
c)
Decrease traffic congestion during the day
d)
Reduce the effects of exurbanization
6.
Which statement comparing the use of urban transportation systems is best supported?
a)
People in no country have placed much importance on urban public transportation
b)
Europeans and Asians have placed about the same importance on public transportation as have people in the U.S.
c)
People in the U.S. have placed more importance on urban public transportation than have Europeans and Asians
d)
European and Asian urban transportation systems serve a higher proportion of residents than do systems in the U.S.
7.
Latin American cities, which often feature central plazas with adjacent cathedrals, best represent which historical urban model?
a)
Indigenous city
b)
Colonial city
c)
Megacity
d)
World city
8.
Which model of urban development argues that cities feature several nodes of activity (housing, employment, etc.)?
a)
Multiple nuclei
b)
Concentric zone
c)
Sector
d)
Galactic
9.
Which model of urban development best describes Latin American cities, which feature a commercial 'spine' near the CBD?
a)
Multiple nuclei
b)
Concentric zone
c)
Sector
d)
Galactic
10.
The area of a city with a high proportion of services, featuring skyscrapers and multiple transport hubs, is known as the
a)
Commuter zone
b)
Suburban residential zone
c)
Central business district
d)
Commercial spine
11.
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
12.
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
13.
What is the best title for the chart in this image?
a)
Food Sustainability
b)
Food Deserts
c)
Food Inequality
d)
Food Distribution
14.
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.
15.
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
16.
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
17.
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
18.
Outside of North America, _____ people live in CBDs, resulting in a wider array of consumer services for the residents.
a)
more
b)
less
19.
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
20.
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
21.
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
22.
Urban areas that have increasingly overlapping boundaries are called _____.
a)
megacities
b)
megalopolis regions
c)
urban sprawl
d)
commuter regions
23.
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
24.
This image best illustrates the _____ concept.
a)
density gradient
b)
urbanization
c)
public housing
d)
blockbusting
25.
What ONE vocab term does this RLE describe?
a)
annexation
b)
blockbusting
c)
urban sprawl
d)
counterurbanization
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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.
29.
This RLE from 2015, shows one negative effect of what geographic term?
a)
gentrification
b)
urbanization
c)
unequal GDP
d)
zoning
30.
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
31.
Redlining most often affects
a)
inner-city neighborhoods
b)
suburban neighborhoods
32.
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.
33.
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
34.
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.
35.
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
36.
Of the 10 largest urban areas in the world, how many are in MDCs today?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
7
37.
The city plus its built-up contiguous suburbs is the:
a)
central city.
b)
metropolitan statistical area.
c)
urbanized area.
d)
regional government federation.
38.
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
39.
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.
40.
Compared with European cities, the amount of sprawl in the U.S. is:
a)
about the same.
b)
less.
c)
greater.
d)
better controlled.
41.
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.
42.
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.
43.
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.
44.
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby:
a)
warehouses and hotels.
b)
residences.
c)
shops.
d)
universities.
45.
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.
46.
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.
47.
How does a city develop in the concentric zone model?
a)
sections/sectors
b)
nodes of influence
c)
rings
d)
corridors
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.
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
54.
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
55.
Worldwide, settlement patterns are becoming more
a)
urban
b)
rural
56.
The following is a picture of which urban land use model?
a)
sector
b)
concentric zone
c)
multiple nuclei
57.
The following is a picture of which urban land use model?
a)
sector
b)
concentric zone
c)
multiple nuclei
58.
A layout of the city, its physical form and structure is called
a)
urban morphology
b)
Forum
c)
Secondary Hearth
d)
Physical Geography
59.
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
60.
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
61.
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
62.
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
63.
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
64.
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
65.
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.
66.
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
67.
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
68.
Which of these is not a type of an edge city?
a)
Boomburgs
b)
Greenfields
c)
Uptowns
d)
Metalloids
69.
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
70.
This image represents the concept of
a)
Fordism
b)
outsourcing
c)
the primary sector
d)
just-in-time delivery
e)
the substitution principle
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