WorksheetsAP Human Ch 12 - Services & Settlements
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 19mins
In MDCs, services account for _____ of the GDP/GNI.
1/4
2/3
1/2
4/5
1/8
From a geographer's perspective, what is the 1 critical locational factor of a service?
proximity to inputs
proximity to markets
government subsidies
access to low skilled labor
access to high skilled labor
Approximately 50% of all U.S. jobs are found in this type of service...
consumer
business
public
government
none of the above
Which statement is FALSE regarding service employment in the United States?
Service employment is on the rise.
Primary and secondary jobs account for 60% of the U.S. economic growth.
Tertiary sector jobs are expanding.
Agriculture jobs are steadily on the decline.
Secondary sector employment comprises around 10% of the economy,
The hinterland is also an example of a...
cultural region
threshold
nodal region
range
nesting pattern
According to Central Place Theory, people are more likely to travel furthest for which of the following services?
purchase a gallon of milk
attend a high school
watch a major sporting event
fill their vehicle with gasoline
purchase clothing
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between range and threshold of a business or service?
Range deals w/ maximum distance that people are willing to travel for a good/service whereas threshold is the minimum # of people needed for that business to survive.
Threshold deals w/ the maximum distance that people are willing to travel for a good/service whereas range deals with minimum # of people needed for that business to survive.
Ranges is the distance away from a central city that depends upon the core city for its economic livelihood. Threshold show the connection in transportation systems for consumer access.
Threshold describes the range of the maximum # of consumers needed for the business to survive despite the lack of transportation opportunities.
Range and threshold are not connected due to the amount of people needed to gain access to employment in an area.
What is a primate city in a country?
The political capital of the country where the majority seat of power is held in a federal state.
A city which more than twice the size of the next largest and is the political, economic, & cultural center of the country.
When the largest city in an LDC has primitive services which focus on the basic industries.
The city which controls the most land area in a country and has been established a capital of the territory.
When the largest city in an MDC is also the seat of government.
Central Place Theory was developed by...
August Losch
Walt Rostow
Walter Christaller
Ernest Burgess
Johann Heinrich von Thunen
According to rank size rule, if the largest city had a population of 12 million, how large would the 4th largest city in the country be?
8 million
6 million
4.5 million
3 million
1.5 million
According to the Gravity Model, which of the following U.S. cities will have a greater exchange between people, goods and information?
Los Angeles & San Diego
Chicago & Detroit
Miami & Jacksonville
Boston & Baltimore
Dallas & New Orleans
The nesting of services within settlements is characterized by...
overlapping hexagons of different sizes.
low ranges and high thresholds.
businesses working together to attract consumers to their respective market areas.
Large stores service only those consumers closest to them.
Smaller settlements have a higher threshold.
Food deserts are commonly found in...
LDCs only
higher income neighborhoods
middle class suburbs
Primate cities only
low income residential areas
Periodic markets are very beneficial to...
sparse populations.
middle to high income areas.
dense populations.
suburbs.
all of the above.
Global cities have a high concentration of business services which include---
major banks, headquarters to large corporations, professional services.
primary and secondary sector jobs.
tertiary sector jobs.
ideal situation and site factors.
large labor force, high government regulations, stable supply of natural resources.
Which is not a factor when measuring and ranking a global city?
economic
infrastructure
cultural
political
environmental
One of the most important foundations that a country needs to build upon as it develops is its infrastructure. Which of the following would NOT be an example of infrastructure?
road networks
water and sewer systems
electric power grids
education system
churches & religious institutions
New York city is one of the leading global cities, how it is different from its global counterparts?
lacks financial institutions
lower population density
it is not a national capital
culturally, it lags behind other global cities
highly specialized products are sold there
Microstates and islands are home to this type of business service.
primary services
secondary services
offshore financial services
computer technical services
communication services
What factors determine why back office services are located in LDCs?
political stability and cultural diversity
market threshold and service range
low wage rates & workers who can speak English
military training and proximity to command control centers
global cities that have a strong central city
A basic business is to _____ customers as a nonbasic business is to _____customers.
outside / inside
developed / developing
local / global
inside / outside
range / threshold
The picture above provides an example of...
central place theory
agglomeration
nonbasic business
periodic market
hinterland
Both a clustered rural and dispersed rural settlements share which characteristic?
dense population
agricultural based
within the range of the central place theory
lower business threshold
diverse populations
The Maasai of Sub-Saharan Africa is an example of a...
dispersed rural settlement
linear clustered settlement
food desert
circular clustered settlement
ethnoburb
One effect of the Enclosure Movement in England in the late 1700s and early 1800s was...
farmers were forced to work in factories to survive.
farmland was now shared amongst the local community.
more rural settlements began to emerge.
land used for farms was now used for industry.
mass starvation of people in the English countryside.
Which of the following revolutions allowed people to start building towns and cities?
The Industrial Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
The Green Revolution
The Second Agricultural Revolution
Which of the following is driving the growth of megacities in developing countries?
poor healthcare in rural areas
better housing in urban areas
war and persecution in remote areas
greater chances of employment in urban areas
all the above
I. Growth poles occur everywhere.
II. Growth poles involve technical/advanced industries.
III. Site and situation factors play a role in growth poles.
IV. Growth poles are uniform across a region.
Which statements accurately describe growth poles?
I, II, III
II, III
III, IV
II, IV
I, III, IV
When did the population of urban settlements exceed the population of rural settlements for the first time in human history?
1989
2001
2008
1978
2016
Rural settlements are to _____ populations as urban settlements are to _____ populations.
socially homogeneous / socially heterogeneous
socially heterogeneous / socially homogeneous
increased social interaction / decreased social interaction
diverse / isolated
Most urban development is taking place in...
MDCs
the Americas
Africa
LDCs
Western Europe
