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WorksheetsUnit 7: Urban Geography
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is the role of cities according to Central Place Theory?
political capitals
industrial centers
transportation hubs
providers of goods and services
A person is willing to travel only a short distance for needs such as milk, but long distances for specialized health care. What concept explains the previous statement?
range
threshold
hinterland
median
What is the geometric shape of hinterlands in Central Place Theory?
circle
square
hexagon
pentagon
What is a megalopolis?
central cities and their rural hinterlands
consolidated metropolitan statistical area
an area where the urbanized areas of adjacent cities overlap
regional government federation
to what does the central business district (CBD) refer?
the core commercial area of the city
the shopping malls located in the suburbs
the residential area outside the city
the industrial area outside the core
what is the term that refers to the rehabilitation of deteriorated, often abandoned, housing in low incomes, inner city neighborhoods?
suburbanization
gentrification
commercialization
globalization
the area surrounding a service from which customers are attracted is the . . .
range
threshold
hinterland
median
the minimum number of people needed to support a service is the . . .
median
threshold
hinterland
range
According to the range concept of Central Place Theory, people should be willing to travel far distances for __________ and only willing to travel short distances for ___________________.
a cup of coffee; a wedding
groceries; a flight out of an airport
a concert; a fast food restaurant
all of the above
Land values are high in the CBD primarily because of...
construction of skyscrapers
less intensive land use
high threshold and range
competition for limited space
In U.S. cities, the underclass is...
clustered in inner city neighborhoods
distributed uniformly through the city
disperse throughout the city
clustered in suburbs
Urban sprawl is the...
land maintained as open space surrounding a suburban area
development of new homes outside of the existing built up area
change in density within an urban area from the center to the periphery
period in the morning and evening with the heaviest volume of traffic
As a result of high land costs, the American CBD is characterized by...
less intensive land use
low range
construction of skyscrapers
sprawl
If a country's largest city has 1,000,000 inhabitants and the second largest city has 200,000 inhabitants, the country follows what type of distribution?
central place
rank size
equidistant
primate city
Throughout the world, more people are now living in urban areas than are living in rural areas.
True
False
Land is more intensively used in the center of the city than elsewhere.
true
false
In general, higher status famlies in the U.S. are more likely to live farther away from a city center while lower status people tend to live closer to the city center.
true
false
A country's second largest city is half as big as it's largest city is...
rank size
concentric zone model
primate city
density gradient
The number of houses per unit of land diminishes as distance from central city increases is...
rank size
central place theory
density gradient
sector model
The size of a country's largest city is more than double the size of the second largest city is...
rank size
primate city
central place theory
density gradient
Larger settlements are fewer and further apart & provide services that people are willing to travel further for is...
central place theory
sector model
density gradient
multiple nuclei model
which urban model is pictured here?
multiple nuclei model
sector model
concentric zone model
which urban model is pictured here?
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei model
sector model
which urban model is pictured here?
multiple nuclei model
concentric zone model
sector model
Which of the following terms means: government payments
pedestrian
confer
significant
anemic
subsidies
Which of the following terms means: less than what is needed
pedestrian
confer
significant
anemic
subsidies
Which of the following terms means: important
pedestrian
confer
significant
anemic
subsidies
What country is #1
Liberia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
What country is #2
Liberia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
What country is #3
Liberia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
What country is #4
Liberia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
What country is #5
Liberia
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Rwanda
