wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Cities and Urban Land Use Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
2.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
3.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
4.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
5.
Name this theory
a)
Rent-bid
b)
Rent to buy
c)
Bid-Rent
d)
Land value
6.
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
7.
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
8.
Name the model: Business agglomerates in the CBD, surrounding this is the zone of transition that is dominated by older housing, flats and light industry. This zone includes a large proportion of ethnic minorities. Better housing would be found further out in the suburbs. FInally, the commutor zone extended beyond the city (counterurbanisation)
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
9.
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
10.
Name the model: Due to land value, retail and commerce dominate the central areas, industry dominates beyond the CBD before residential housing takes over on the outskirts.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
11.
Name the model: Due to land value, retail and commerce dominate the central areas, industry dominates beyond the CBD before residential housing takes over on the outskirts.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Bid-rent
d)
British Urban land Use Model
12.
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
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
Name the model: Based on the cities of Sheffield, Nottingham and Huddersfield.
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multple Nuclei
d)
British Urban land Use Model
17.
Name the model
a)
Post-Industrial American city
b)
Latin American City Model
c)
Urban density model
d)
The British concentric sector nuclei Model
18.
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
19.
Which model?
a)
Bid rent
b)
Spatial Structure
c)
Urban density gradients
d)
Distance decay
20.

The basic support systems needed to keep an economy going, including power, communications, transportation, sanitation, and education form a country’s

a)

urbanization.

b)

infrastructure.

c)

industrialization.

d)

urban geography.

21.

Urban sprawl

a)

is when cities spread out using up surrounding land.

b)

puts a strain on existing infrastructures.

c)

creates an increase in pollution.

d)

all of these.

22.

In a developing country, the infrastructure is usually

a)

widespread.

b)

non-existent.

c)

limited in rural areas.

d)

well developed in rural and urban areas.

23.

In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?

a)

CBD

b)

Low Class Housing (Inner City)

c)

Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

d)

High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

24.

In which zone of the city would you see the most green space?

a)

CBD

b)

Low Class Housing (Inner City)

c)

Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

d)

High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

25.

In which zone of the city do most families live in semi-detached housing.

a)

CBD

b)

Low Class Housing (Inner City)

c)

Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

d)

High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

26.

Which zone of the city is often situated next to industry and factories?

a)

CBD

b)

Low Class Housing (Inner City)

c)

Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

d)

High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

27.

Which urban land use model has the CBD in the centre?

a)

LIC

b)

Concentric circle

c)

Sector

d)

All of the models

28.
1.  Situation costs are critical to a firm that wishes to
a)
 avoid skilled laborers.
b)
minimize production costs inside the plant.
c)
 minimize transport costs.
d)
identify unique characteristics of a particular industry.
29.
 Producers of automobiles select assembly plant locations primarily for their closer access to
a)
government subsidies.
b)
raw materials
c)
water transportation.
d)
 labor markets.
30.
1.  Soda bottling is an example of a
a)
 perishable industry.
b)
 labor intensive industry.
c)
 bulk-gaining industry.
d)
 communications-oriented industry.
31.
 The Chicago area became a significant asset for the Western Great Lakes region owing to its steel industries and its
a)
 large market area.

b)
access to the nation's transportation network.
c)
greater distance from raw materials essential for the steel industry.
d)
 skilled labor force.
32.
A company which uses more than one mode of transport will often locate near what?
a)
Factory
b)
Consumer Products 
c)
Raw materials 
d)
Break-of-bulk Point
33.
Why are the factories in Mexico close to the border? 
a)
Where the best resources are
b)
The geography is best there
c)
Easy to ship in and out
34.
What are the factories in Mexico called?
a)
Mariachi
b)
Maquiladoras
c)
Commercial Factories
d)
No factories in Mexico
35.
According to Alfred Weber, which one of the following costs of production is the most important factor in locating a new industry?
a)
Labor
b)
Transportation
c)
Raw Materials
d)
Agglomeration Costs
36.
Targets generally have Best Buys, Sally Beauty Salons, Famous Footwear, JC Penny, & Petsmarts near them. This is known as what? 
a)
Maquiladora Industires
b)
Just-in-time planning
c)
Agglomerations
d)
Outsourcing
37.
AT&T having their call centers stationed in India and China is known as what industry practice? 
a)
Agglomerations
b)
Outsourcing
c)
NAFTA
d)
Special Economic Zones
38.
If a product is heavier when it arrives at the factory than when it leaves (trees--> paper, potatoes-->chips) then the factory will be ____________ to the market
a)
closer
b)
farther 
39.
A Doctor or Lawyer would be in which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Qinary
40.
Another word for progress. . . This describes the wealth and well being of a country as it grows and prospers.
a)
Dependency Ratio
b)
Primary Sector
c)
GNI
d)
Development
41.
Shows the influence of women in a society by measuring women's income, participation in labor force, and political influence. 
a)
Human Development Index
b)
GNP
c)
Gender Empowerment Index
d)
GDP
42.
The set of goals that were made by the UN in 2000 and were revisited in recent years to evaluate progress on development of LDC's in the world.
a)
HDI
b)
Millennium Development Goals
c)
Informal Economy
d)
UNHCR
43.
The term used for a country with high birth rates, high death rates, little economic growth, and a high population in the primary sector.
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
HDI
d)
GNP
44.
Mining and farming are part of which economic sector?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
45.
What stage of Rostow's Development Index does technology first get introduced?
a)
1-Traditional Society
b)
2-Preconditions of takeoff
c)
3-takeoff
d)
4-drive to maturaty
46.
What job sector is teaching in?
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
None
47.
What is GDI
a)
A process of improvement in the material conditions of people through diffusion of knowledge and technology
b)
Compares the level of development of women with that both sexes
c)
The value of the total output of goods and services produced in a country in a given time period
d)
Compares the ability of women and men to participate in economic and political decision making
48.
How is Self-Sufficiency acomplished
a)
Making it difficult to export
b)
high import taxes
c)
quotas on imports
d)
ALL
49.
A Country with an HDI of .92 is most likely what type of country 
a)
MDC
b)
LDC
c)
In between
50.
What makes up the human development index?
a)
life expectancy
b)
per capita income
c)
education level and literacy rate
d)
all of the above
51.

A primate city such as Mexico City is

a)

always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility

b)

more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally

c)

most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country

d)

always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country

e)

much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital

52.

According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?

a)

A university

b)

An international airport

c)

A professional football stadium

d)

A symphony orchestra hall

e)

A grocery store

53.

Central place theory describes the

a)

spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services

b)

tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location

c)

tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features

d)

outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place

e)

tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas

54.

All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT

a)

an agricultural surplus

b)

a stratified social system

c)

labor specialization

d)

a system for food storage and distribution

e)

separation of the ruling system and the religious system

55.

Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by

a)

high land values

b)

zoning ordinances

c)

housing shortages

d)

limited transportation

e)

cultural preferences

56.

Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of

a)

navigable waterways

b)

transcontinental highways

c)

defensive sites

d)

railroad junctions

e)

water power

57.

The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to

a)

small cities

b)

traditional cities

c)

Latin American cities

d)

newer, fast-growing cities

e)

cities with homogeneous land use

58.

Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?

a)

Farming areas

b)

Metropolitan areas

c)

Rural nonfarming areas

d)

Central cities

e)

Small towns

59.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War?

a)

Mass production of the automobile

b)

Expansion of home construction

c)

Expansion of the interstate highway system

d)

Availability of low down payment terms and long-term mortgages

e)

Reduction in long-distance commuting

60.

Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?

a)

Multiplier effect

b)

Urban hierarchy

c)

Basic-nonbasic ratio

d)

Threshold ratio

e)

The Sector model

61.

Which of the following describes a primate city?

a)

It is economically and politically inter-connected to other cities in the world.

b)

It is surrounded by walls like a fortress.

c)

It is linked by colonial administrators to an imperial power.

d)

It is primarily concerned with its role as a religious center.

e)

It is disproportionately large in relation to the next largest cities in that country.

62.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?

a)

Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture.

b)

Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe.

c)

They are concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.

d)

Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.

e)

The world's fastest-growing cities are found in areas with the highest standards of living.

63.

International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of

a)

primate cities

b)

entrepôts

c)

forward capitals

d)

world cities

e)

edge cities

64.

In the new global economy, an increasing proportion of influential financial decisions are being made in

a)

major corporate centers such as New York, London, and Tokyo

b)

the informal sector

c)

regional centers and small towns where fax machines are used

d)

the field, close to the sources of agricultural production

e)

national capitals because of the increasing importance of the nation state

65.

Most Latin American cities are focused on a

a)

government housing project

b)

zone of heavy industry

c)

central plaza

d)

skyscraper office building

e)

squatter settlement

66.

According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of

a)

9 million

b)

8 million

c)

7.5 million

d)

5 million

e)

3.5 million

67.

All of the following are reasons for the rise of suburban development in the 1950s EXCEPT

a)

the building of interstate highways

b)

the G.I. Bill of Rights

c)

better public transportation

d)

the desire for more space

e)

prefab construction methods

68.

Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the United States?

a)

Oil (petroleum) imported from foreign countries by ships

b)

Oil (petroleum) drilled and transported within the United States via pipelines

c)

Natural gas drilled and imported from foreign countries by pipelines

d)

Coal imported from foreign countries by ships

e)

Coal mined and transported within the United States by railroads

69.

Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

e)

Europe

70.

Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?

a)

University students on limited incomes

b)

Double-income households without children

c)

People above age sixty-five on limited incomes

d)

Double-income households with children

e)

Recent immigrants on limited incomes

Similar Resources on Wayground

U.S. History Quarter 1

67 questions

U.S. History Quarter 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

APUSH Period 1 and 2

65 questions

APUSH Period 1 and 2

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Fall Semester Exam Review

67 questions

Fall Semester Exam Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade - University

Civil Rights Movement

65 questions

Civil Rights Movement

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Political Parties, Voting, and Elections

70 questions

Political Parties, Voting, and Elections

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Vietnam Review

65 questions

Vietnam Review

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 10th Grade

2nd Semester Final

65 questions

2nd Semester Final

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

UNIT 4 REVIEW: ANCIENT GREECE

70 questions

UNIT 4 REVIEW: ANCIENT GREECE

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade