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AP Human Ch 12 - Services & Settlements

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

In MDCs, services account for _____ of the GDP/GNI.

a)

1/4

b)

2/3

c)

1/2

d)

4/5

e)

1/8

2.

From a geographer's perspective, what is the 1 critical locational factor of a service?

a)

proximity to inputs

b)

proximity to markets

c)

government subsidies

d)

access to low skilled labor

e)

access to high skilled labor

3.

Approximately 50% of all U.S. jobs are found in this type of service...

a)

consumer

b)

business

c)

public

d)

government

e)

none of the above

4.

Which statement is FALSE regarding service employment in the United States?

a)

Service employment is on the rise.

b)

Primary and secondary jobs account for 60% of the U.S. economic growth.

c)

Tertiary sector jobs are expanding.

d)

Agriculture jobs are steadily on the decline.

e)

Secondary sector employment comprises around 10% of the economy,

5.

The hinterland is also an example of a...

a)

cultural region

b)

threshold

c)

nodal region

d)

range

e)

nesting pattern

6.

According to Central Place Theory, people are more likely to travel furthest for which of the following services?

a)

purchase a gallon of milk

b)

attend a high school

c)

watch a major sporting event

d)

fill their vehicle with gasoline

e)

purchase clothing

7.

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between range and threshold of a business or service?

a)

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.

b)

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.

c)

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.

d)

Threshold describes the range of the maximum # of consumers needed for the business to survive despite the lack of transportation opportunities.

e)

Range and threshold are not connected due to the amount of people needed to gain access to employment in an area.

8.

What is a primate city in a country?

a)

The political capital of the country where the majority seat of power is held in a federal state.

b)

A city which more than twice the size of the next largest and is the political, economic, & cultural center of the country.

c)

When the largest city in an LDC has primitive services which focus on the basic industries.

d)

The city which controls the most land area in a country and has been established a capital of the territory.

e)

When the largest city in an MDC is also the seat of government.

9.

Central Place Theory was developed by...

a)

August Losch

b)

Walt Rostow

c)

Walter Christaller

d)

Ernest Burgess

e)

Johann Heinrich von Thunen

10.

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?

a)

8 million

b)

6 million

c)

4.5 million

d)

3 million

e)

1.5 million

11.

According to the Gravity Model, which of the following U.S. cities will have a greater exchange between people, goods and information?

a)

Los Angeles & San Diego

b)

Chicago & Detroit

c)

Miami & Jacksonville

d)

Boston & Baltimore

e)

Dallas & New Orleans

12.

The nesting of services within settlements is characterized by...

a)

overlapping hexagons of different sizes.

b)

low ranges and high thresholds.

c)

businesses working together to attract consumers to their respective market areas.

d)

Large stores service only those consumers closest to them.

e)

Smaller settlements have a higher threshold.

13.

Food deserts are commonly found in...

a)

LDCs only

b)

higher income neighborhoods

c)

middle class suburbs

d)

Primate cities only

e)

low income residential areas

14.

Periodic markets are very beneficial to...

a)

sparse populations.

b)

middle to high income areas.

c)

dense populations.

d)

suburbs.

e)

all of the above.

15.

Global cities have a high concentration of business services which include---

a)

major banks, headquarters to large corporations, professional services.

b)

primary and secondary sector jobs.

c)

tertiary sector jobs.

d)

ideal situation and site factors.

e)

large labor force, high government regulations, stable supply of natural resources.

16.

Which is not a factor when measuring and ranking a global city?

a)

economic

b)

infrastructure

c)

cultural

d)

political

e)

environmental

17.

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?

a)

road networks

b)

water and sewer systems

c)

electric power grids

d)

education system

e)

churches & religious institutions

18.

New York city is one of the leading global cities, how it is different from its global counterparts?

a)

lacks financial institutions

b)

lower population density

c)

it is not a national capital

d)

culturally, it lags behind other global cities

e)

highly specialized products are sold there

19.

Microstates and islands are home to this type of business service.

a)

primary services

b)

secondary services

c)

offshore financial services

d)

computer technical services

e)

communication services

20.

What factors determine why back office services are located in LDCs?

a)

political stability and cultural diversity

b)

market threshold and service range

c)

low wage rates & workers who can speak English

d)

military training and proximity to command control centers

e)

global cities that have a strong central city

21.

A basic business is to _____ customers as a nonbasic business is to _____customers.

a)

outside / inside

b)

developed / developing

c)

local / global

d)

inside / outside

e)

range / threshold

22.

The picture above provides an example of...

a)

central place theory

b)

agglomeration

c)

nonbasic business

d)

periodic market

e)

hinterland

23.

Both a clustered rural and dispersed rural settlements share which characteristic?

a)

dense population

b)

agricultural based

c)

within the range of the central place theory

d)

lower business threshold

e)

diverse populations

24.

The Maasai of Sub-Saharan Africa is an example of a...

a)

dispersed rural settlement

b)

linear clustered settlement

c)

food desert

d)

circular clustered settlement

e)

ethnoburb

25.

One effect of the Enclosure Movement in England in the late 1700s and early 1800s was...

a)

farmers were forced to work in factories to survive.

b)

farmland was now shared amongst the local community.

c)

more rural settlements began to emerge.

d)

land used for farms was now used for industry.

e)

mass starvation of people in the English countryside.

26.

Which of the following revolutions allowed people to start building towns and cities?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The First Agricultural Revolution

c)

The Scientific Revolution

d)

The Green Revolution

e)

The Second Agricultural Revolution

27.

Which of the following is driving the growth of megacities in developing countries?

a)

poor healthcare in rural areas

b)

better housing in urban areas

c)

war and persecution in remote areas

d)

greater chances of employment in urban areas

e)

all the above

28.

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?

a)

I, II, III

b)

II, III

c)

III, IV

d)

II, IV

e)

I, III, IV

29.

When did the population of urban settlements exceed the population of rural settlements for the first time in human history?

a)

1989

b)

2001

c)

2008

d)

1978

e)

2016

30.

Rural settlements are to _____ populations as urban settlements are to _____ populations.

a)

socially homogeneous / socially heterogeneous

b)

socially heterogeneous / socially homogeneous

c)

increased social interaction / decreased social interaction

d)

diverse / isolated

31.

Most urban development is taking place in...

a)

MDCs

b)

the Americas

c)

Africa

d)

LDCs

e)

Western Europe