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Population and Settlement

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Sprawl is:
a)
the growth of urban areas out into the surrounding rural area; natural habitat or farmland
b)
development of new housing cites within the urban core
c)
land maintained as open space surrounding an urban area
d)
period in the morning and evening with the heaviest volumes of traffic
2.

The increasing proportion or percentage of a country's total population that lives in urban areas is known as....

a)

rural to urban migration

b)

urban to rural migration

c)

urban sprawl

d)

urbanisation

3.

The worlds largest mega cities are increasingly to be found in ...

a)

developed countries

b)

developing countries

c)

first world countries

d)

communist countries

4.

The actual physical location of a city is referred to as its...

a)

site

b)

location

c)

situation

d)

bearing

5.

Land values generally ....

a)

Increase as one moves away from the CBD

b)

decreases as one moves toward the CBD

c)

remain constant across most urban areas

d)

no answers are correct

6.

The zone of transition surrounds the ....

a)

outlying business areas

b)

high income residential

c)

low income residential

d)

central business district

7.

The land use zone located on the edge of towns and cities is known as the....

a)

rural urban spawl

b)

rural urban fringe

c)

rural urban divide

d)

rural urban boundary

8.

The Burgess model of urban development is also known as the ....

a)

concentric zone model

b)

sector model

c)

central place model

d)

multiple nuclei model

9.

The predominance of high rise building in the CBD is due to.....

a)

high land values

b)

high pedestrian traffic

c)

low land values

d)

high vehicle traffic

10.

Commercial ribbon development usually takes places....

a)

around green belts

b)

along important traffic routes

c)

near suburban shopping centres

d)

in the CBD

11.

Light industry is often located ....

a)

in the rural urban fringe

b)

in the CBD

c)

next to a suburban mall

d)

along transport routes and in the zone of transition.

12.
World population is increasing because
a)
many people are now immigrating to make a better life for themselves and their families.
b)
cultural factors in developing countries encourage large families.
c)
better health care keeps more people alive who go on to have children of their own.
13.
Population density
a)
is a measure of how crowded a place is.
b)
can be expressed as the average number of people per square mile.
c)
is higher in urban areas.
d)
all of the above
14.
How is natural population growth determined?
a)
birth rate minus death rate
b)
subtract last year’s population from this year’s population
c)
it depends on the stage of the demographic transition a country is in
15.
Which of the following would cause world population to increase?
a)
a sudden drop in the death rate
b)
an increase in the number of developed countries in the world
c)
a sudden drop in the birth rate
d)
a sudden increase in immigration
16.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a high birth rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 2
c)
Stage 2 only
17.
In which stage(s) of the demographic transition is there a low, zero, or negative growth rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 4
c)
Stage 2 only
18.
In which stage of the demographic transition does a country experience the highest death rate?
a)
Stage 3 only
b)
Both stages 1 & 4
c)
Stage 2 only
d)
Stage 1
19.
In which stage of the demographic transition do countries experience the greatest population growth?
a)
Stage 4 only
b)
Stage 3 only
c)
Stage 2 only
d)
Stage 1 only
20.
Which of the following is a factor for a low birth rate?
a)
When children no longer contribute to the family’s economic survival.
b)
When most people are living in urban areas.
c)
When most of the population has access to medicine and/or health care.
d)
All of the above
21.
All of the following are push factors EXCEPT...
a)
Famine
b)
Natural disasters
c)
More job opportunities
22.
All of the following are pull factors except...
a)
Religious or political tolerance
b)
Peace
c)
Poverty
23.
From the population pyramid I can tell Ghana is a(n) ________________ country.
a)
underdeveloped
b)
developed
c)
rich
24.
From the population pyramid I can tell Ghana is in stage _____ of the DTM.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
25.
From the population pyramid I can tell Canada is a(n) ________________ country.
a)
developing
b)
developed
c)
underdeveloped
26.
A country with an aging population is most likely to face rapidly rising costs for
a)
refugees.
b)
pensions.
c)
unemployment.
27.
Which of the following is a factor for a high birth rate?
a)
When most of the population has access to medicine and/or health care.
b)
When men and women have access to an education.
c)
When children contribute to the family’s economic survival.
d)
When most people are living in urban areas.
28.
The term for the number of additional people in an area in a given time period is
a)
population
b)
population growth
c)
zero population growth
d)
carrying capacity
29.
Immigrants are refugees if they are immigrating to
a)
escape a war in their home country.
b)
improve their economic situation.
c)
find freedom of religion.
d)
get a good education.
30.
Population density is computed by
a)
multiply square miles by population.
b)
dividing population by square miles.
c)
multiplying population with square miles.
d)
none of these
31.
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
32.
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
33.
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
34.
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
35.
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
36.
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
37.
Large cities develop many nodes around which different types of people and activities cluster. This describes the
a)
peripheral/galactic
b)
multiple nuclei
c)
sector
d)
concentric
38.
 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.
39.

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

40.
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
41.
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.
42.
What promoted urbanization more than any other event?
a)
highways
b)
industrial revolution
c)
commericalization
d)
minimum wage
43.
From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy of the following would go...
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
a)
Suburb
b)
Mega-City
c)
Village
d)
County
44.
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
45.
The smallest, least complex type of settlement in the urban hierarchy is the
a)
Farm
b)
Village
c)
Hamlet
d)
Town
46.
Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a world city?
a)
World financial centers
b)
Primate city classification
c)
Concentration of culture offerings
d)
Center for national and international governments
47.
The maximum distance people are willing to travel for a service.
a)
range
b)
hearth
c)
hinterland
d)
redlineing
48.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
49.
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
50.
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
51.
A mega-city is defined as
a)
a city with more than 10 million people
b)
a city with more than 20 million people
c)
a city that has global influence
d)
a city that receives more migrants than loses emmigrants
52.
Who suggested that humans could improve food production if they use more intensive agricultural practices like fallowing less?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
Ester Boserup
c)
Ernst Burgess
d)
Karl Marx
53.
Who suggested urban areas can be categorized in to human activities that spread away from the CBD in corridors, or wedges?
a)
Thomas Malthus
b)
Harris and Ullman
c)
Ernst Burgess
d)
Homer Hoyt
54.
Who created the "laws of migration" concerning push and pull factors, distance of migration, and demographics of typical migrants?
a)
Malthus
b)
Sauer
c)
Rostow
d)
Ravenstein
55.

Who is responsible for this model regarding population and food production?

a)

Malthus

b)

Boserup

c)

Hoyte

d)

Rostow

56.

Who is responsible for the Concentric Zone model of urban development?

a)

Burgess

b)

Hoyt

c)

Harris and Ullman

d)

Malthus

57.

Who is responsible for the idea that human population will outgrow food supply?

a)

Malthus

b)

Hoyte

c)

Boserup

d)

Burgess

58.
Who developed the following model?
a)
Hoyt
b)
Burgess
c)
Griffin-Ford
d)
Harris and Ullman
59.

The birth rate and death rate determine a country’s

a)

Population density

b)

Population distribution

c)

Population growth

d)

Demography

60.

Demography is the science that studies

a)

Population using vital statistics such as births, deaths, ages…

b)

How things change overnight in the news

c)

How people react to their climate zones

d)

When people want to leave the country

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