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URBAN MODELS - MOCK

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built

a)

on the outer edge, farther out from the center

b)

in the skyscrapers of the CBD

c)

on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center

d)

on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center

2.

According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of

a)

corridors

b)

rings

c)

nodes

d)

sectors

3.

According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby

a)

hotels and warehouses

b)

retail and wholesale shops

c)

residences and highways

d)

universities and colleges

4.

Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

a)

squatter settlements

b)

public housing

c)

the zone in transition

d)

suburbs

5.

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

a)

peripheral model

b)

concentric zone model

c)

multiple nuclei

d)

sector model

6.

Houses with small, high windows, no front yard, on dead-end streets reflect Islamic emphasis on

a)

need for safety

b)

high crime rate

c)

value of privacy

d)

lack of development

7.

Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?

a)

Colonial CBD formed apart from traditional commerce centers

b)

Africans were not allowed to use the CBDs used by Europeans

c)

African urban planning promoted multiple CBDs

d)

One CBD is not enough for Africa’s growing urban population

8.

According to the multiple nuclei model, what develops at the outskirts of core cities?

a)

Airports

b)

Edge cities

c)

World cities

d)

First-ring suburbs

9.

Homer Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?

a)

Development based on the location of amenities

b)

Development is centered on transportation routes

c)

Development is structured around the CBD

d)

Development is based around enterprises such as airports

10.

What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?

a)

A spine of high-class housing extended from the city center

b)

Three distinct CBDs: colonial, traditional and market zones

c)

Dominance of the suburbs in urban growth

d)

Favelas or squatter settlements in the interior of the CBDs

11.

According to the peripheral model, an inner city and surrounding suburbs are tied together by

a)

a bus route

b)

interstate highways

c)

a system of walking paths

d)

A ring road or beltway

12.

Urban model with a ring of suburbs & edge cities with suburban nodes of office & retail jobs

a)

Metrourbia

b)

Urban realm

c)

Sector Model

d)

Concentric zone

13.

Which urban model includes nodes such as a port, a university, an airport and a park?

a)

sub-saharan African city model

b)

concentric zone model

c)

multiple nuclei

d)

sector model

14.

In this urban model, land prices would be highest in the area labeled

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

The type of residents who typically avoid the "zones of disamenity" include

a)

wealthy and middle-class residents

b)

low-income residents

c)

immigrants

16.

Which of John Borchert's epochs used the steam engine as their main mode of transportation?

a)

Sail wagon epoch

b)

Iron horse epoch

c)

Steel rail epoch

d)

Auto-air amenity epoch

17.

A common characteristic of all three models of urbanization

a)

CBD is always in the middle

b)

none of them include a suburb

c)

immigrants live in single-family dwellings

d)

working class homes located farthest from the CBD

18.

According to the sector model, the best housing is located in

a)

sectors throughout the urban area.

b)

nodes near universities and parks.

c)

renovated inner-city neighborhoods.

d)

a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city.

19.

According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby

a)

heavy industry.

b)

hotels and warehouses.

c)

medium-class residences.

d)

shops.

20.

In the concentric zone model, most low-income people would find affordable housing in

a)

zone 1.

b)

zone 2.

c)

zone 3.

d)

zone 4.

21.

The Latin American city model differs from the models of American cities in that

a)

it shows different types of people live in distinctive parts of the city.

b)

it is a simplification of urban reality.

c)

poorer people live on the outskirts of the urban area.

d)

it has a gentrification zone.

22.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
23.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
24.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
25.
Name this theory
a)
Rent-bid
b)
Rent to buy
c)
Bid-Rent
d)
Land value
26.
Name the model: The concept is drawn from ecology, with the physical expansion of the city occurring by invasion and succession.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
27.
Name the model: The model is influenced by prevailing winds and how they distribute pollution from industry. Low class housing would be in a wedge that is directly influenced by the wind.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
28.
Name the model: Concentric formation. The high accessibility of land in the centre is in short supply. This results in intense competition and only those willing to bid the most will be able to locate here. The land use able to bid the least will be at the periphery.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
29.
Name the model: The city develops outwards from a CBD in slices. Industry would locate in strips alongside the best transportation routes. High class housing would be in the most aesthetically pleasing locations away from noise and pollution. Middle to low class housing would fill the gap. 
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
30.
Name the model: Cities develop around a series of centres. These can then merge through urban sprawl. Some centres will be created through planning, for example, the development of an industrial estate. A very rapid growth of a city may lead to some activities moving to the outskirts (Shopping centres) and therefore creating a new nuclei
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
The Multiple-Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
31.
Name the model: Based on the study of 142 cities in the USA
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
32.
Name the model: Based on the city of Chicago
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
33.
Name the model
You have a commercial and Industrial spine. The commercial spine is surrounded by elite residential. A zone of maturity surrounds the CBD, with older housing mixed with new. The outskirts are the periferico where the poorest people live. 
a)
Post-Industrial American city
b)
Latin American City Model
c)
Urban density model
d)
The British concentric sector nuclei Model
34.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Multiple Nuclei Model

b)

Sector Model

c)

Concentric Zone Model

d)

Latin American Model

e)

Commuter's Zone

35.

What does #1 label

a)

Zone of Transition

b)

Central Business District

c)

Zone of Independent Workers'homes

d)

Zone of better residences

e)

Commuter's Zone

36.

What does #2 label

a)

Central Business District

b)

Zone of Independent Workers'homes

c)

Zone of Transition

d)

Commuter's Zone

e)

Zone of better residences

37.

What does #3 label

a)

Zone of Transition

b)

Central Business District

c)

Commuter's Zone

d)

Zone of Transition

e)

Zone of Independent Workers'homes

38.

What does #4 label

a)

Zone of Independent Workers'homes

b)

Zone of better residences

c)

Central Business District

d)

Commuter's Zone

e)

Zone of Transition

39.

What does #5 label

a)

Commuter's Zone

b)

Zone of Independent Workers'homes

c)

Zone of Transition

d)

Central Business District

e)

Commuter's Zone

40.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Multiple Nuclei Model

b)

Sector Model

c)

Concentric Zone

d)

Latin American Model

41.

What does #1 label

a)

Low-Class Residential

b)

Transportation & Industry

c)

High- Class Residential

d)

Central Business District

e)

Middle-Class Resdential

42.

What does #2 label

a)

Transportation & Industry

b)

Low-Class Residential

c)

Central Business District

d)

High- Class Residential

e)

Middle-Class Resdential

43.

What does #3 label

a)

Middle-Class Resdential

b)

High- Class Residential

c)

Low-Class Residential

d)

Central Business District

e)

Transportation & Industry

44.

What does #4 label

a)

Transportation & Industry

b)

Low-Class Residential

c)

Central Business District

d)

High- Class Residential

e)

Middle-Class Resdential

45.

What does #5 label

a)

Middle-Class Resdential

b)

Transportation & Industry

c)

Low-Class Residential

d)

High- Class Residential

e)

Central Business District

46.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Multiple Nuclei Model

b)

Sector Model

c)

Concentric Zone

d)

Latin American Model

47.

What does #1 label

a)

Medium-Class Residential

b)

Low-Class Residential

c)

High- Class Residential

d)

Central Business District

e)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

48.

What does #2 label

a)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

b)

Heavy Manufacturing

c)

Outlying Business District

d)

Residential Hub

e)

Industrial Suburb

49.

What does #3 label

a)

High- Class Residential

b)

Medium-Class Residential

c)

Low-Class Residential

d)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

e)

Industrial Suburb

50.

What does #4 label

a)

Outlying Business District

b)

Medium-Class Residential

c)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

e)

Low-Class Residential

51.

What does #5 label

a)

Industrial Suburb

b)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

c)

Low-Class Residential

d)

Central Business District

e)

High- Class Residential

52.

What does #6 label

a)

Outlying Business District

b)

Heavy Manufacturing

c)

Residential Hub

d)

Medium-Class Residential

e)

Low-Class Residential

53.

What does #7 label

a)

Low-Class Residential

b)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

c)

Heavy Manufacturing

d)

Outlying Business District

e)

Residential Hub

54.

What does #8 label

a)

Residential Hub

b)

High- Class Residential

c)

Low-Class Residential

d)

Wholesale, light manufacturing

e)

Medium-Class Residential

55.

What does #9label

a)

Medium-Class Residential

b)

Central Business District

c)

Industrial Suburb

d)

Heavy Manufacturing

e)

Outlying Business District

56.

What is the name of this model?

a)

Multiple Nuclei Model

b)

Sector Model

c)

Latin American Model

d)

Concentric Zone

57.

What does #1 label

a)

Commercial

b)

Zone of in situ Accretion

c)

Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements

d)

Gentrification

e)

Middle-Class Residential

58.

What does #2 label

a)

Industrial

b)

Commercial

c)

Middle-Class Residential

d)

Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements

e)

Market

59.

What does #3 label

a)

Gentrification

b)

Middle-Class Residential

c)

Zone of Maturity

d)

Zone of in situ Accretion

e)

Industrial

60.

What does #4 label

a)

Gentrification

b)

Middle-Class Residential

c)

Commercial

d)

Market

e)

Elite Residential Sector

61.

What does #5 label

a)

Middle-Class Residential

b)

Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements

c)

Zone of in situ Accretion

d)

Market

e)

Zone of Maturity

62.

What does #6 label

a)

Industrial

b)

Gentrification

c)

Commercial

d)

Elite Residential Sector

e)

Market

63.

What does #7 label

a)

Gentrification

b)

Middle-Class Residential

c)

Market

d)

Commercial

e)

Zone of Maturity

64.

What does #8 label

a)

Zone of in situ Accretion

b)

Market

c)

Industrial

d)

Elite Residential Sector

e)

Zone of Maturity

65.

What does #9label

a)

Zone of Peripheral Squatter Settlements

b)

Market

c)

Gentrification

d)

Commercial

e)

Middle-Class Residential

66.

Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?

a)

Galactic city

b)

Concentric zone

c)

Multiple -nuclei

d)

Sector

67.

Houses with small, high windows and no front yards, situated on dead-end streets, are common in Islamic cities. Why?

a)

They need to feel safe.

b)

There's a high crime rate.

c)

They value privacy.

d)

The power of government

68.

Traditionally, North American cities have been more likely than European cities to have a higher percentage of

a)

Historic buildings in the central business district

b)

Wealthy people living near the central business district

c)

Tall buildings in the central business district

d)

A. Residents living in high-density suburbs

69.

In Burgess’ concentric zone model, the zone of transition became

a)

working class neighborhood

b)

deteriorated with more encroachment of the CBD

c)

suburb

d)

industrial park

70.

According to the sector model, the best housing is located in

a)

Nodes near universities and parks

b)

A corridor from downtown to the edge of the city

c)

An outer ring surrounding the city

d)

Renovated inner city neighborhood

71.

According to the Burgess Concentric model, which zone are lo-income residents most likely to inhabit and why?

a)

The Commuter Zone, because demand for housing close to jobs in the Central Business District has inflated urban housing prices.

b)

The Working-Class Residential Zone, because most cities have strict urban zoning laws that prohibit people from inhabiting areas that are zoned as light-industrial or commercial.

c)

The Transition Zone, because of its close proximity to industrial and manufacturing jobs in the Central Business District.

d)

The Working-Class Residential Zone, because conditions of on-site factory housing tend to be dreadful and violate safety standards.

72.

In Hoyt’s Sector Model, where is the factory/industry zone located?

a)

Between the Central Business District and the high-class residential zone

b)

Completely surrounding the Central Business District

c)

Between the low-class residential zone and the middle-class residential zone

d)

Surrounded by the low-class residential zone and touching the Central Business District

73.

The concentric zone model does not allow for

a)

change in the city

b)

geographic physical features

c)

environmental factors

d)

all of these

74.

Ethnic neighborhoods in Europe reflect migrants from

a)

former colonies

b)

Eastern Europe

c)

Latin America

d)

Poor Mediterranean Europe

75.

Which of the following is best defined as a city with distinctive segments divided up for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes – with a Central Business District?

a)

Medieval East Asian city

b)

Medieval European city

c)

colonial Latin American city

d)

colonial Southeast Asian city

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