WorksheetsQuiz 2 on DC3A Part 2 Settlement Geography for SEM II GEOH
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
How much of the world's population live in cities?
More than 50%
50%
Less than 50%
What does urbanisation mean?
the movement of people from the countryside to towns and cities
the movement of people out of cities to the countryside
an increase in the percentage of people living in towns and cities
an increase in the percentage of people moving to the countryside
The rapid, often unorganized, growth of a city from its center outward is often known as ___.
New Urbanism
Exurbanization
Urban sprawl
Urban infill
Starting in the 1990's, a movement known as _________ began to feature mixed-use neighborhoods with businesses and residential properties, walkable areas and a variety of price ranges for homes.
blockbusting
gentrification
leapfrogging
new urbanism
This is the number of customers (or high income demand) needed to make a business profitable or allow a service, such as a post office, library, or fire hall to be offered.
Demographics
Zoning By Law
Density
Threshold Population
According to the concentric zone model, a city develops in a series of
corridors
rings
nodes
sectors
Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as
squatter settlements
public housing
the zone in transition
suburbs
Homer Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?
Development based on the location of amenities
Development is centered on transportation routes
Development is structured around the CBD
Development is based around enterprises such as airports
Urban model with a ring of suburbs & edge cities with suburban nodes of office & retail jobs
Metrourbia
Urban realm
Sector Model
Concentric zone
According to the sector model, the best housing is located in
sectors throughout the urban area.
nodes near universities and parks.
renovated inner-city neighborhoods.
a corridor from downtown to the edge of the city.
Who developed the multiple nuclei model?
Hoyt
Burgess
Griffin-Ford
Harris and Ullman
A country’s main city that is so large and influential that it dominates the rest of the country
Climate City
Primate City
Trimate City
Primitive City
Central place theory describes the
spatial patterns of urban and outlying areas based on the flow of goods and services
tendency of different ethnic groups to congregate in a single location
tendency of civilizations to form around certain natural features
outward radiation of cultural patterns from a central place
tendency of wealth to concentrate in urban core areas
Which of the following refers to the size and functional complexity of cities?
Multiplier effect
Urban hierarchy
Basic-nonbasic ratio
Threshold ratio
The Sector model
International company headquarters, significant global financial functions, and a polarized social structure are defining characteristics of
primate cities
entrepôts
forward capitals
world cities
edge cities
The rapid spread of a city from its center is known as...
New Urbanism
Exurbanization
Urban sprawl
Urban infill
What is the core of an urban area? What surrounds it?
downtown; farms
central exurbs; central city
central city; suburbs
suburbs; CBD
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
urban sprawl
metropolitan area
rural fringe
urban core
What part of the metropolitan area is B pointing to?
urban core
rural fringe
urban fringe
What part of the metropolitan area is C pointing to?
rural fringe
urban fringe
urban core
What part of the metropolitan area is a suburb most likely to be located in?
the rural fringe
the urban core
the urban fringe
no area
The area between a city (urban are) and a rural area is called:
metropolitan
suburbs
housing
The population density of an urban area would be...
high
low
What part of the metropolitan area is A pointing to?
urban core
rural fringe
urban fringe
Urban core includes
the suburbs
the downtown of a city
the farms and open spaces
Rural fringe includes
The farms and open spaces after the suburbs
Big building in downtown
Houses in the suburbs
What is the geometric shape of hinterlands in Central Place Theory?
circle
square
hexagon
pentagon
What is a megalopolis?
central cities and their rural hinterlands
consolidated metropolitan statistical area
an area where the urbanized areas of adjacent cities overlap
regional government federation
What was a main driving process which caused cities in HICs to grow in the Industrial Revolution?
Natural Increase
rural- urban migration
Counter- urbanisation
Increasing life expectancy
Identify a pull factor to an urban area
inadequate supplies of food
Poor water supply
Educational opportunities
Overcrowding
What is meant by the term urban sprawl
More urban greening
Development in transport
The building of less homes in some areas
The outward growth of a city
