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WorksheetsAP Human Geography Urban Geo Unit Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
7.1 Where would you be mostly likely to find a large cornfield?
Urban Area
Exurban Area
Suburban Area
Rural Area
7.1 Many farms were built next to rivers to have access to water for crop irrigation. This an example of _______________.
situation factor
site factor
proximity factor
trade factor
7.1 Which response show the correct order of events that led to the Urban Revolution?
Neolithic Revolution, Urban Revolution, Settlements
Urban Revolution, Neolithic Revolution, Settlements
Settlements, Neolithic Revolution, Urban Revolution
Neolithic Revolution, Settlements, Urban Revolution
7.1 Why was agriculture so important to the birth of cities?
Farms were always built by rivers
Extra food allowed more people to live together in settlements
The extra food spurred new technology
More people became hunter-gatherers when farms failed
7.1 Urbanization is...
(a)
7.2 Megacities must have at least _________ residents.
1 million
5 million
10 million
20 million
7.2 A megalopolis is...
the merging of two or more cities into one large urban area
a city with more than 10 million residents
a primate city
a city with many suburbs
7.2 Which of the following is NOT an important factor in defining a world city?
stock markets and large banks
headquarters of large international companies
centers of entertainment like movie studios, theaters,
developed highway system
7.3 When suburbanization occurs, people are moving from which areas?
rural areas
suburban areas
urban areas
edge cities
7.3 ________________ is a functional region consisting of a large city and its nearby suburbs
world city
forward capital
metropolitan area
exurb
7.3 Which of the following is NOT an example of infrastructure?
power plants and the electrical grid
roads, highways, and bridges
water and sewer systems
factories
7.3 Government programs like the Federal Housing Authority and the GI Bill helped families of WWII veterans to purchase homes where?
On farms in rural communities
in the suburbs
in the CBD of large cities
in state capitals
7.4 Which of the following is NOT an example of a world city?
Tokyo
Dallas
New York
London
7.4 Cultural trends in things like music and fashion often begin in world cities and spread around the world through which process?
hierarchical diffusion
contagious diffusion
stimulus diffusion
relocation diffusion
7.4 What is the smallest kind of settlement shown on the urban hierarchy?
villages
towns
hamlets
exurbs
7.4 As you go higher up the urban hierarchy, you find settlements with more population and more _____________.
services
natural resources
political violence
land
7.5 If the largest city in a country is 18 million people, how big would the third largest city be, according to the Rank-Size Rule?
9 million
6 million
3 million
2 million
7.5 A _________________ is more than twice as big as the next largest city in the country. It dominates the economy, politics, and culture of its country.
world city
gateway city
forward capital
primate city
7.5 One disadvantage of having a primate city is
uneven development between rural and urban areas
loss of international investment
fighting more wars with neighboring countries
sharing economic development
7.6 What is the model shown here?
planetary model
gravity model
central place model
multiple nuclei model
7.6 People who live in _____________ cities are more likely to travel to ____________ cities to use its services.
larger, larger
smaller, larger
larger, smaller
smaller, smaller
7.6 According to Central Place Theory, the area around a central place like a business that provides customers to that business is called what?
range
threshold
market area
location
7.6 A commonly available product like gasoline or groceries will have ________ range.
short
long
wide
narrow
7.7 According to Bid-Rent Theory, why are land and rent closer to the CBD usually more expensive?
cities pass laws making it more expensive
demand for land in the CBD is so high
factories surrounding the CBD drive up the price
agricultural land in the rural areas is also expensive
7.9 The process where banks deny loans and other financial services to residents in areas marked as "dangerous", areas that almost always contained minority communities?
redlining
segregation
white flight
squatter settlements
Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with urban sprawl in core countries?
Loss of farmland and natural habitats
Increased air pollution from drivers
Greater use of city infrastructure
loss of educational opportunities
7.9 What caused gentrification to begin to happen in the 1990s?
the suburbs became too overpopulated
cities began to reinvest in their downtown areas
minority residents protested in cities across the US
farmers sold off their land for residential development
