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HGAP Industry and Urban

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be classified as a primary sector economic activity?

a)

Automobile Assembly

b)

Teaching

c)

Engineering

d)

Coal Mining

2.

Automobile assembly is

a)

Bulk Reducing

b)

Bulk Gaining

3.

Beverage bottling is

a)

Bulk Reducing

b)

Bulk Gaining

4.

Potato chip production is

a)

Bulk Reducing

b)

Bulk Gaining

5.

What is a primate city?

a)

A city that was formerly under colonial power

b)

A city that has a disproportionally large population in relation to other cities in the country

c)

A city that serves as a center for religious activities

d)

A city that is located in a highly developed country

6.

All of the following factors were necessary for the first cities to emerge EXCEPT

a)

Agricultural surplus

b)

A system for food storage

c)

Labor specialization

d)

A hierarchy of social classes

7.

Automobile assembly would be included in which sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

8.

Construction would be included in which sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

9.

Real Estate (the buying and selling of land and houses) would be included in which sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

10.

Farming would be included in which sector of the economy?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

11.

Which sector of the economy is the largest in the United States?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

12.

What is NAFTA?

a)

An open border policy for immigration in North America

b)

A multinational trade zone in which most tariffs have been eliminated

c)

A monetary union with a single currency

d)

A protectionist coalition that denies trade with outside countries

13.

Typically, as development of a country increases, ______ decreases.

a)

Literacy Rate

b)

Percentage of labor force in the tertiary sector

c)

CBR

d)

Life expectancy

14.

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)?

a)

2 million

b)

500,000

c)

200,000

d)

100,000

15.

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)?

a)

3 million

b)

330,000

c)

200,000

d)

30,000

16.

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)?

a)

4 million

b)

400,000

c)

250,000

d)

40,000

17.

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

a)

Airport

b)

Performing Arts Center

c)

NFL Stadium

d)

Gas Station

18.

According the Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would have the largest range?

a)

Grocery Store

b)

Elementary School

c)

State University

d)

Gas Station

19.

What shape do geographers use to represent market areas?

a)

Hexagons

b)

Squares

c)

Circles

d)

Octagons

20.

Market areas in the central place model are most closely associated with what type of region?

a)

Formal

b)

Functional

c)

Vernacular

d)

Cultural

21.

All of the following are sources of renewable energy, except

a)

Solar

b)

Biomass

c)

Nuclear

d)

Petroleum

22.

All of the following are sources of non-renewable energy, except

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Natural Gas

23.

Manufacturing in which products arrive moments before they are assembled is known as

a)

Fordist Production

b)

Post-Fordist Production

c)

Just in Time Manufacturing

d)

Cottage Industry

24.

Rail yards, ports, and airports are all examples of:

a)

Resource nodes

b)

Transport nodes

c)

EEZs

d)

Break of Bulk Points

25.

Which of the following is NOT included when determining HDI?

a)

Life expectancy

b)

Gender equality

c)

Education

d)

Average income

26.

Which UN developed statistic is most useful when determining the level of development within a country?

a)

GII

b)

HDI

c)

GDP

d)

CDR

27.

The process by which a national economy shifts away from manufacturing to production dominated by services and high technology development is known as

a)

Fordism

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Deindustrialization

d)

Capitalism

28.

The manufacturing of products at someone's home is called

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Fordist Production

c)

Tertiary Production

d)

Deindustry

29.

Maquiladoras are American companies built where?

a)

India

b)

Germany

c)

Mexico

d)

the Bahamas

30.

The process of banks refusing to loan money to residents of certain areas of a city is called

a)

Redlining

b)

Blockbusting

c)

Gentrification

d)

Redistribution

31.

Which urban model could be represented by this image?

a)

Peripheral

b)

Concentric Zone

c)

Multiple Nuclei

d)

Sector

32.

The innermost ring of the concentric zone model is...

a)

the CBD

b)

the Transition Zone

c)

the Working Class Zone

d)

the Commuter Zone

33.

The outermost ring of the concentric zone model is...

a)

the CBD

b)

the Suburbs (Commuters)

c)

the Transition Zone (factories)

d)

the Working Class Zone (Apartments)

34.

Which urban model could be represented by this image?

a)

Concentric Zone

b)

Multiple Nuclei

c)

Peripheral

d)

Sector

35.

All of these are hearths for urban settlements, except

a)

China

b)

India

c)

Egypt

d)

Rome

36.

The grouping together of businesses within a particular industry in order to share resources and infrastructure is called...

a)

Agglomeration

b)

Just in Time Manufacturing

c)

Collectivization

d)

Urbanization

37.

On the hierarchy of urban settlements, which settlement would be largest?

a)

City

b)

Village

c)

Megacity

d)

Hamlet

38.

On the hierarchy of urban settlements, which settlement would be smallest?

a)

City

b)

Village

c)

Metropolis

d)

Hamlet

39.

Which urban model could be represented by this image?

a)

Concentric Zone

b)

Multiple Nuclei

c)

Peripheral

d)

Sector

40.

Which urban model could be represented by this image?

a)

Concentric Zone

b)

Latin American City

c)

Peripheral

d)

Sector

41.

Which of the following is not one of the primary industrial regions in the world economy?

a)

Northeast US

b)

East Asia

c)

South America

d)

Central Europe

42.

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...

a)

Squatter Settlements

b)

Edge Cities

c)

Periphery Cities

d)

Gentrified Zones

43.

According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the countries with the highest levels of development are located in...

a)

the Core

b)

the Periphery

c)

the Semi-Periphery

44.

According to Wallerstein's World Systems Theory, the countries with the lowest levels of development are located in...

a)

the Core

b)

the Periphery

c)

the Semi-Periphery

45.

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...

a)

the Core

b)

the Periphery

c)

the Semi-Periphery

46.

Why is gentrification criticized by some citizens?

a)

It contributes to urban sprawl

b)

It results in less parking in the inner city

c)

It causes crime rates to increase

d)

It causes property value to increase, forcing lower income residents out of the area

47.

The area of a city where services are clustered is called the

a)

CBD

b)

Periphery

c)

City Center

d)

Greenbelt

48.

What is the largest (in terms of population) city in the world?

a)

Mumbai

b)

Tokyo

c)

NYC

d)

Dubai

49.

What word refers to the minimum number of people needed for a service to operate?

a)

Threshold

b)

Range

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Hinterland

50.

What word refers to the maximum distance people are willing to travel to acquire a service?

a)

Threshold

b)

Range

c)

Hierarchy

d)

Hinterland