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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following countries is least urbanized?

a)

the United States

b)

Colombia

c)

Japan

d)

China

2.

Human communities have existed for 100,000 years, but some did not start to grow into larger places until about _______ years ago.

a)

5,000

b)

8,000

c)

10,000

d)

15,000

3.

The very early developing agricultural societies were

a)

divided according to amount of land possessed.

b)

ruled by an elite.

c)

egalitarian.

d)

dominated by larger urban centers.

4.

Where did the first urban development originate?

a)

Southeast Asia

b)

Southwest Asia

c)

North Africa

d)

Western Europe

5.

The least urbanized world region is

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Subsaharan Africa

d)

Australia

6.

What structures dominated the urban landscape of the ancient Mesopotamian cities?

a)

temples

b)

multiple dwellings

c)

business buildings

d)

educational institutions

7.

In which of the following regions did urbanization develop first?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Nile River Valley

c)

Indus River Valley

d)

China

8.

Which feature was present in the Nile River Valley hearth?

a)

tombs

b)

pyramids

c)

statues

d)

all of the above

9.

Ancient cities were not large by modern standards. The cities of Mesopotamian and the Nile Valley probably had populations of

a)

5,000 to 7,000.

b)

7,000 to 9,000.

c)

10,000 to 15,000.

d)

20,000 to 30,000.

10.

Urban places in the ancient world were

a)

numerous and hierarchical.

b)

exceptions in an overwhelmingly rural society.

c)

part of a generally urban society.

d)

more common than today.

11.

The Parthenon of Athens is a structure typical of ancient Greek cities. It is a(n)

a)

aqueduct.

b)

protective wall.

c)

drainage/sewer system.

d)

religious building.

12.

Rome created a huge urban system. The integration of the Roman Empire was greatly facilitated by a

a)

transportation system.

b)

lack of different languages.

c)

good postal system.

d)

lack of foreign enemies.

13.

Rome created a huge urban system. The integration of the Roman Empire was greatly facilitated by a

a)

transportation system.

b)

lack of different languages.

c)

good postal system.

d)

lack of foreign enemies.

14.

The relative location of a city refers to its

a)

site.

b)

situation.

c)

genealogy of development.

d)

approximate latitude and longitude.

15.

The relative location of a city refers to its

a)

site.

b)

situation.

c)

genealogy of development.

d)

approximate latitude and longitude.

16.

The manufacturing city (post Industrial Revolution) first emerged in

a)

the British Midlands.

b)

central Italy.

c)

the French coastal region.

d)

the Ruhr.

17.

Which is NOT related to urbanization processes of the second urban revolution?

a)

urbanization of society

b)

second agricultural revolution

c)

energy resources (water power, coal) as a site feature

d)

cities as theocratic (religious) centers

18.

Which year and early urban hearth is FALSE

a)

Mesopotamia 3,500 BCE

b)

Nile River Valley 3,200 BCE

c)

Indus River Valley 2,200 BCE

d)

Huang He (Yellow) 1,500 BCE

e)

Mesoamerica 3,000 BCE

19.

Which two components enabled cities to stabilize and grow?

a)

religion and technology

b)

an agricultural surplus and technology

c)

an agricultural surplus and social stratification

d)

religion and climate change

20.

The locations of the six urban hearths are tied closely to

a)

the location of tropical climates.

b)

the location of large inland lakes.

c)

the hearths of agriculture.

d)

the hearths of capitalism.

21.

When the Roman Empire dissolved, Rome’s ________ changed, but its __________ did not.

a)

situation, site

b)

site, situation

22.

The layout of a city, the physical form and structure, is referred to as

a)

urban morphology.

b)

urban grid.

c)

city plan.

d)

urban street pattern.

23.

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

a)

a suburb.

b)

deteriorated with more business encroachment.

c)

a working class area.

d)

a gentrified upscale new urban neighborhood.

24.

Peter Muller’s analysis of suburbanization indicated that suburbs were

a)

losing their appeal to home buyers.

b)

primarily “bedroom suburbs” with only a residential function.

c)

evolving into a self-sufficient urban entity with its own economic and cultural components.

d)

becoming a smaller proportion of the total American population.

25.

The multiple nuclei model of urban structure developed by Harris and Ullman arose from the idea that _______ was losing its dominant position in the metropolitan city.

a)

the CBD

b)

the inner city

c)

public transportation

d)

the suburb

26.

The core of a city is called the

a)

central city.

b)

exurb.

c)

urban zone.

d)

central business district (CBD).

27.

_______________ was coined to describe a complex urban area, like Los Angeles or Toronto, in which centrality of functions is no longer significant and there are many centers of economic activity?

a)

exurb

b)

galactic metropolis

c)

central city

d)

conurbation

28.

After 1970, new suburban downtowns (edge cities) were spawned in the outer city of Los Angeles, with their leading concentrations

a)

near key freeway intersections.

b)

along the coast.

c)

near hubs of public transportation.

d)

at the approaches to key bridges.

29.

Mexico City and São Paolo are examples of

a)

South American cities.

b)

capital cities.

c)

megacities.

d)

Sun belt cities.

30.

In Latin America, which of the following does not accurately describe the typical CBD?

a)

the primary business focus

b)

principal entertainment center

c)

main area of employment

d)

an area of out-migration to suburbs

31.

In the Latin American city, where are the homes of the most impoverished and unskilled residents?

a)

in the city center

b)

immediately surrounding the city center

c)

on the outermost zone or peripheral fringe

d)

along the major access highways

32.

A structural element of many Latin American cities, the disamenity sector, is illustrated by the

a)

mall.

b)

barrios or favelas.

c)

commercial spine.

d)

industrial park.

33.

Which of the following is both the least urbanized and the most rapidly urbanizing realm of the world?

a)

Middle America

b)

Africa south of the Sahara

c)

East Asia

d)

South Asia

34.

Most African central cities actually have how many CBD’s?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

35.

The focal point of the Southeast Asian city is the

a)

old colonial port zone.

b)

CBD.

c)

alien commercial zone.

d)

suburbs.

36.

In Southeast Asian cities the alien commercial zone is dominated by

a)

American corporations.

b)

European diplomats.

c)

Chinese merchants.

d)

Lebanese traders.

37.

Comparing Luanda, Angola to a suburb of Tokyo one is struck by the fact that the urban morphology reflects the fact that Angola lacks a __________ class.

a)

working

b)

middle

c)

leadership

d)

lower

38.

The huge influx of population from rural to regions of the world in peripheral or semi-peripheral areas finds housing in

a)

public housing.

b)

edge cities.

c)

deteriorating CBD’s.

d)

shantytowns.

39.

If cities in the poorer parts of the world share a common characteristic, it may result from

a)

an absence of enforced zoning regulations.

b)

a total lack of industry.

c)

acute water shortages.

d)

poor public transportation.

40.

Ethnic neighborhoods in European cities reflect migrants from

a)

Eastern Europe.

b)

poor Mediterranean Europe.

c)

former colonies.

d)

Latin America.

41.

New York’s Times Square and Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz are examples of giant media reshaping cities into

a)

disamenity zones

b)

McMansions.

c)

planned communities.

d)

spaces of consumption.

42.

Tysons Corner, Virginia is an example of

a)

the concentric zone model.

b)

an edge city.

c)

a megacity.

d)

a commercial port.

43.

The is the part of the economy that is not taxed and is not counted toward a country’s gross national income.

a)

disamentity sector

b)

primary sector

c)

formal economy

d)

informal economy

44.

function at the global scale, beyond the reach of state borders, functioning as the service centers of the world economy.

a)

Airports

b)

Multinational corporations

c)

World cities

d)

Kingdoms

45.

Which of the following are the dominant cities in terms of their role in the global political economy? These are not the world's biggest cities in terms of population or industrial output. Instead these are centers of strategic control of the world economy.

a)

globalization

b)

commercialization

c)

inner city

d)

world cities

46.

Which of the following is the term used to designate large coalescing supercities that are forming in diverse parts of the world?

a)

hinterland

b)

megalopolis

c)

agglomeration

d)

megacity

47.

A trade area is the area of economic reach of a particular city, town or village and reflects economic and spatial interaction between the settlement and its surrounding area.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

Burgess’ concentric zone model emphasized homogenous pie shaped wedges of land use extending from the CBD to the cities edge.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Latin American cities feature the deterioration of inner city neighborhoods (slums) similar to their North American counterparts.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

Urban sprawl is closely associated with rapid urban population growth.

a)

True

b)

False

51.
The central city and its surrounding suburbs is known as a
a)
Megalopolis
b)
Zoning Laws
c)
Urban Morphology
d)
Urban Area
52.
A model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are spatially arranged in a series of rings.
a)
Concentric Zone Model
b)
Griffen-Ford Latin American City Model
c)
Peripheral Model
d)
Sector Model
53.
A model showing a CBD that is divided into three groups/sections: a colonial CBD, a periodic and informal market place and a traditional business center. The neighborhoods in this model are often based on ethnic connections and the periphery of the city is composed of squatter settlements due to rapid industrialization.
a)
Sector Model
b)
De Blij Sub-Saharan City Model
c)
Burgess' Model
d)
New Donut Model
54.
Small county subdivisions, usually containing 5,000 persons, delineated by the U.S Census Bureau as areas of relatively uniform population characteristics, economic status, and living conditions.
a)
Census Tract
b)
Exurbs
c)
Suburbs
d)
Disamenity Sector
55.
A ring of land maintained by parks, agriculture, or other types of open space to limit the sprawl of an urban area
a)
Greenbelt
b)
Urban Land
c)
Green Land Usage
d)
Sprawl Limitation
56.
A model of the internal structure of cities, created by Harris and Ullman, in which social groups are arranged around in a collection of nodes of activities
a)
Multiple Nuclei Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Peripheral Model
d)
Sector Model
57.
A model of North American urban areas consisting in an inner city surrounded by large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a belt way or ring road.
a)
Peripheral Model
b)
New Donut Model
c)
Filtering
d)
Urban Area Model
58.
A model of the internal structures of cites in which social groups are arranged around a series of sectors, or wedges, radiating out from the central business district.
a)
Sector Model
b)
Multiple Nuclei Model
c)
Zone in Transition
d)
Concentric Zone Model
59.
The process of converting a neighborhood from a predominantly low-renter renter-occupied area to a predominantly middle-class owner-owned area
a)
Renewal
b)
Gentrification
c)
Conversion of Area
d)
Urban Renewal
60.
Which urban model best explains the spatial impact of automobiles and the construction of interstate highways on metropolitan areas in the United States?
a)
concentric ring
b)
peripheral/galactic city model
c)
sector model
d)
multiple  nuclei model
61.
Which of the following settlement types is likely to use the largest percentage of land space for residents?
a)
town
b)
suburb
c)
hamlet
d)
physical city
62.
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
63.
Squatter settlements in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) cities are usually located
a)
along major highways
b)
on the outskirts of the urban area
c)
in warehouse districts
d)
adjacent to industrial areas
64.
The minimum number of people needed to support a business is called the
a)
range
b)
threshold
c)
bid rent
d)
radius
65.
Young single recent college graduates who move into distressed inner city neighborhoods and refurbish their new residences would be an example of
a)
blockbusting
b)
red lining
c)
gentrification
d)
white flight
66.
The largest major population concentration of North America is 
a)
 from Toronto to Montreal. 
b)
A.  from Miami to Jacksonville. 
c)
from San Diego to San Francisco
d)
 from Washington D.C. to Boston. 
67.
 In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located
a)
 in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs.
b)
adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor
c)
 on the east side of the city.
d)
 in the first ring around the CBD.
68.
Formulated by Christaller to explain the size and distribution of cities in terms of a competitive supply of goods and services dispersed to populations. Bigger centers have a larger hinterland, while smaller centers have smaller hinterland and less specialty and high-order goods.
a)
Central Place Theory
b)
Christaller's Theory
c)
Christaller's Place Theory
d)
Central Hinterland Theory
69.

A pattern of settlements in a country such that the largest settlement has more than twice as many people as the second-ranking settlement and is over twice as significant.

a)

Primate City Rule

b)

Secondary City Rule

c)

Dense Cuty

d)

Dense Settlements

70.
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
71.
What geometric pattern is associated with Christaller’s Central Place Theory?
a)
square
b)
hexagon
c)
circle
d)
pentagon
72.
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.
73.
What promoted urbanization more than any other event?
a)
highways
b)
industrial revolution
c)
commericalization
d)
minimum wage
74.
From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy of the following would go...
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
a)
Suburb
b)
Mega-City
c)
Village
d)
County
75.
Street patterns in Medieval European cities resemble
a)
A grid pattern
b)
A chaotic, twisting layout
c)
Concentric Circles
d)
Grid system with diagonal boulevards
76.
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
77.
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
78.
Inner city neighborhoods face all of the following challenges except 
a)
a lack of social and economic diversity
b)
a culture of poverty
c)
deteriorating housing
d)
increased crime
79.
Areas with low access to healthy foods are known as
a)
Ghettos
b)
Food deserts
c)
Squatter settlements
d)
Suburbs
80.
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service.
a)
range
b)
hearth
c)
hinterland
d)
redlineing
81.
What is the largest city in population in the world?
a)
New York
b)
Mexico City
c)
Shanghai
d)
Tokyo
82.
Financial institutions refused to offer loans to risky neighborhoods in cities.
a)
McMansions
b)
Blockbusting
c)
Redlining
d)
Racial Steering
83.
In the last few years, the % of people in the world living in urban areas has surpassed
a)
25%
b)
-25%
c)
65%
d)
50%
84.
A process by which banks designate an area within which they refuse to lend money for improvements to housing is:
a)
blockbusting.
b)
gentrification.
c)
filtering.
d)
redlining. 
85.
The process of change in the use of a house, from single-family owner occupancy to abandonment, is:
a)
blockbusting.
b)
gentrification.
c)
filtering.
d)
redlining.
86.
A process by which real estate agents convince white homeowners to tell their houses out of fear of an influx of minority residents is:
a)
blockbusting.
b)
gentrification.
c)
filtering.
d)
redlining. 
87.
The zone in transition in U.S. cities typically contains which of the following?
a)
warehouses
b)
gentrified buildings
c)
public housing
d)
all of the above
88.
Compared to whites, African Americans in U.S. cities are more likely to be:
a)
clustered in inner-city neighborhoods.
b)
dispersed throughout the city.
c)
clustered in suburbs.
d)
distributed across the commuters zone.
89.
City governments can prevent suburban sprawl by designating areas of mandatory open space called:
a)
dormitory suburbs.
b)
public housing.
c)
greenbelts.
d)
squatter settlements.
90.
A legal form of segregation in U.S. cities is achieved through:
a)
blockbusting.
b)
filtering.
c)
zoning ordinances.
d)
busing.
91.
People are attracted to suburbs in part because suburbs are characterized by:
a)
heavy traffic.
b)
private land surrounding the house.
c)
lower opportunity for home ownership.
d)
row houses and apartments.
92.

Which of the following contributed to U.S. suburbanization?

a)

expansion of individual car ownership

b)

expansion of the Interstate Highway System

c)

government incentives such as low interest mortgages

d)

marketing of the suburban lifestyle as part of the "American Dream"

e)

"White Flight"

93.

As compared to U.S. cities, European cities:

a)

have less mass transit and are more car focused

b)

have deteriorating CBDs

c)

are more sprawled out

d)

have more mixed use zoning

e)

have lower income housing closer to the city center and higher income housing in the suburbs

94.

What are the differences between brownfields and greenfields?

a)

Brownfields have been previously built upon and greenfields have not

b)

Greenfields have been previously built upon and brownfields have not

c)

Building on brownfields is considered more environmentally friendly than building on greenfields

d)

Building on greenfields is considered more environmentally friendly than building on brownfields

95.

Countries may relocate their capital cities in order to:

a)

have the capital city located at a site less vulnerable to natural disasters or other threats

b)

spark economic development in a region

c)

have the capital city more centrally located

d)

have the capital city in a more ethnically & religiously neutral location

e)

have the capital city located at a site where they expect to reap more political, social or economic benefits

96.

Planned growth of compact, walkable neighborhoods with a diversity of housing and jobs:

a)

urban sprawl

b)

New Urbanism

c)

Smart Growth

d)

placelessness

97.

Gentrification can be a controversial process because:

a)

urban neighborhoods deteriorate

b)

real estate values drop

c)

existing neighborhood residents and businesses may no longer be able to afford rent

d)

the cultural landscape may be changed in a way that existing residents do not approve of

98.

Which of the following is NOT a term commonly used as a synonym for slums?

a)

shantytown

b)

squatter settlement

c)

amenity sector

d)

favela

e)

barrio

99.

Slums are poor, overcrowded communities lacking:

a)

access to safe water

b)

access to adequate sanitation

c)

public services

d)

basic infrastructure

e)

quality housing

100.

Infrastructure includes such amenities as:

a)

transportation systems

b)

communication systems

c)

water and sanitation

d)

power utilities