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WorksheetsHGAP Industry and Urban
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of the following would be classified as a primary sector economic activity?
Automobile Assembly
Teaching
Engineering
Coal Mining
Automobile assembly is
Bulk Reducing
Bulk Gaining
Beverage bottling is
Bulk Reducing
Bulk Gaining
Potato chip production is
Bulk Reducing
Bulk Gaining
What is a primate city?
A city that was formerly under colonial power
A city that has a disproportionally large population in relation to other cities in the country
A city that serves as a center for religious activities
A city that is located in a highly developed country
All of the following factors were necessary for the first cities to emerge EXCEPT
Agricultural surplus
A system for food storage
Labor specialization
A hierarchy of social classes
Automobile assembly would be included in which sector of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Construction would be included in which sector of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Real Estate (the buying and selling of land and houses) would be included in which sector of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Farming would be included in which sector of the economy?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Which sector of the economy is the largest in the United States?
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
What is NAFTA?
An open border policy for immigration in North America
A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated
A monetary union with a single currency
A protectionist coalition that denies trade with outside countries
Typically, as development of a country increases, ______ decreases.
Literacy Rate
Percentage of labor force in the tertiary sector
CBR
Life expectancy
In a country that follows rank size rule, the largest city has 1 million people. What would the population of the second largest city be (approximately)?
2 million
500,000
200,000
100,000
In a country that follows rank size rule, the largest city has 1 million people. What would the population of the third largest city be (approximately)?
3 million
330,000
200,000
30,000
In a country that follows rank size rule, the largest city has 1 million people. What would the population of the fourth largest city be (approximately)?
4 million
400,000
250,000
40,000
According the Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would have the smallest range?
Airport
Performing Arts Center
NFL Stadium
Gas Station
According the Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would have the largest range?
Grocery Store
Elementary School
State University
Gas Station
What shape do geographers use to represent market areas?
Hexagons
Squares
Circles
Octagons
Market areas in the central place model are most closely associated with what type of region?
Formal
Functional
Vernacular
Cultural
All of the following are sources of renewable energy, except
Solar
Biomass
Nuclear
Petroleum
All of the following are sources of non-renewable energy, except
Wind
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Manufacturing in which products arrive moments before they are assembled is known as
Fordist Production
Post-Fordist Production
Just in Time Manufacturing
Cottage Industry
Rail yards, ports, and airports are all examples of:
Resource nodes
Transport nodes
EEZs
Break of Bulk Points
Which of the following is NOT included when determining HDI?
Life expectancy
Gender equality
Education
Average income
Which UN developed statistic is most useful when determining the level of development within a country?
GII
HDI
GDP
CDR
The process by which a national economy shifts away from manufacturing to production dominated by services and high technology development is known as
Fordism
Industrial Revolution
Deindustrialization
Capitalism
The manufacturing of products at someone's home is called
Cottage Industry
Fordist Production
Tertiary Production
Deindustry
Maquiladoras are American companies built where?
India
Germany
Mexico
the Bahamas
The process of banks refusing to loan money to residents of certain areas of a city is called
Redlining
Blockbusting
Gentrification
Redistribution
Which urban model could be represented by this image?
Peripheral
Concentric Zone
Multiple Nuclei
Sector
The innermost ring of the concentric zone model is...
the CBD
the Transition Zone
the Working Class Zone
the Commuter Zone
The outermost ring of the concentric zone model is...
the CBD
the Suburbs (Commuters)
the Transition Zone (factories)
the Working Class Zone (Apartments)
Which urban model could be represented by this image?
Concentric Zone
Multiple Nuclei
Peripheral
Sector
All of these are hearths for urban settlements, except
China
India
Egypt
Rome
The grouping together of businesses within a particular industry in order to share resources and infrastructure is called...
Agglomeration
Just in Time Manufacturing
Collectivization
Urbanization
On the hierarchy of urban settlements, which settlement would be largest?
City
Village
Megacity
Hamlet
On the hierarchy of urban settlements, which settlement would be smallest?
City
Village
Metropolis
Hamlet
Which urban model could be represented by this image?
Concentric Zone
Multiple Nuclei
Peripheral
Sector
Which urban model could be represented by this image?
Concentric Zone
Latin American City
Peripheral
Sector
Which of the following is not one of the primary industrial regions in the world economy?
Northeast US
East Asia
South America
Central Europe
Informal settlements located in the world's biggest cities, where settlers typically have no legal rights or ownership to the land they settle on, are called...
Squatter Settlements
Edge Cities
Periphery Cities
Gentrified Zones
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the countries with the highest levels of development are located in...
the Core
the Periphery
the Semi-Periphery
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the countries with the lowest levels of development are located in...
the Core
the Periphery
the Semi-Periphery
According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the countries that are in the process of developing from a LDC to a MDC are located in...
the Core
the Periphery
the Semi-Periphery
Why is gentrification criticized by some citizens?
It contributes to urban sprawl
It results in less parking in the inner city
It causes crime rates to increase
It causes property value to increase, forcing lower income residents out of the area
The area of a city where services are clustered is called the
CBD
Periphery
City Center
Greenbelt
What is the largest (in terms of population) city in the world?
Mumbai
Tokyo
NYC
Dubai
What word refers to the minimum number of people needed for a service to operate?
Threshold
Range
Hierarchy
Hinterland
What word refers to the maximum distance people are willing to travel to acquire a service?
Threshold
Range
Hierarchy
Hinterland
