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AP Human Geography Urban Geo Unit Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

7.1 Where would you be mostly likely to find a large cornfield?

a)

Urban Area

b)

Exurban Area

c)

Suburban Area

d)

Rural Area

2.

7.1 Many farms were built next to rivers to have access to water for crop irrigation. This an example of _______________.

a)

situation factor

b)

site factor

c)

proximity factor

d)

trade factor

3.

7.1 Which response show the correct order of events that led to the Urban Revolution?

a)

Neolithic Revolution, Urban Revolution, Settlements

b)

Urban Revolution, Neolithic Revolution, Settlements

c)

Settlements, Neolithic Revolution, Urban Revolution

d)

Neolithic Revolution, Settlements, Urban Revolution

4.

7.1 Why was agriculture so important to the birth of cities?

a)

Farms were always built by rivers

b)

Extra food allowed more people to live together in settlements

c)

The extra food spurred new technology

d)

More people became hunter-gatherers when farms failed

5.

7.1 Urbanization is...

(a)  

6.

7.2 Megacities must have at least _________ residents.

a)

1 million

b)

5 million

c)

10 million

d)

20 million

7.

7.2 A megalopolis is...

a)

the merging of two or more cities into one large urban area

b)

a city with more than 10 million residents

c)

a primate city

d)

a city with many suburbs

8.

7.2 Which of the following is NOT an important factor in defining a world city?

a)

stock markets and large banks

b)

headquarters of large international companies

c)

centers of entertainment like movie studios, theaters,

d)

developed highway system

9.

7.3 When suburbanization occurs, people are moving from which areas?

a)

rural areas

b)

suburban areas

c)

urban areas

d)

edge cities

10.

7.3 ________________ is a functional region consisting of a large city and its nearby suburbs

a)

world city

b)

forward capital

c)

metropolitan area

d)

exurb

11.

7.3 Which of the following is NOT an example of infrastructure?

a)

power plants and the electrical grid

b)

roads, highways, and bridges

c)

water and sewer systems

d)

factories

12.

7.3 Government programs like the Federal Housing Authority and the GI Bill helped families of WWII veterans to purchase homes where?

a)

On farms in rural communities

b)

in the suburbs

c)

in the CBD of large cities

d)

in state capitals

13.

7.4 Which of the following is NOT an example of a world city?

a)

Tokyo

b)

Dallas

c)

New York

d)

London

14.

7.4 Cultural trends in things like music and fashion often begin in world cities and spread around the world through which process?

a)

hierarchical diffusion

b)

contagious diffusion

c)

stimulus diffusion

d)

relocation diffusion

15.

7.4 What is the smallest kind of settlement shown on the urban hierarchy?

a)

villages

b)

towns

c)

hamlets

d)

exurbs

16.

7.4 As you go higher up the urban hierarchy, you find settlements with more population and more _____________.

a)

services

b)

natural resources

c)

political violence

d)

land

17.

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?

a)

9 million

b)

6 million

c)

3 million

d)

2 million

18.

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.

a)

world city

b)

gateway city

c)

forward capital

d)

primate city

19.

7.5 One disadvantage of having a primate city is

a)

uneven development between rural and urban areas

b)

loss of international investment

c)

fighting more wars with neighboring countries

d)

sharing economic development

20.

7.6 What is the model shown here?

a)

planetary model

b)

gravity model

c)

central place model

d)

multiple nuclei model

21.

7.6 People who live in _____________ cities are more likely to travel to ____________ cities to use its services.

a)

larger, larger

b)

smaller, larger

c)

larger, smaller

d)

smaller, smaller

22.

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?

a)

range

b)

threshold

c)

market area

d)

location

23.

7.6 A commonly available product like gasoline or groceries will have ________ range.

a)

short

b)

long

c)

wide

d)

narrow

24.

7.7 According to Bid-Rent Theory, why are land and rent closer to the CBD usually more expensive?

a)

cities pass laws making it more expensive

b)

demand for land in the CBD is so high

c)

factories surrounding the CBD drive up the price

d)

agricultural land in the rural areas is also expensive

25.

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?

a)

redlining

b)

segregation

c)

white flight

d)

squatter settlements

26.

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with urban sprawl in core countries?

a)

Loss of farmland and natural habitats

b)

Increased air pollution from drivers

c)

Greater use of city infrastructure

d)

loss of educational opportunities

27.

7.9 What caused gentrification to begin to happen in the 1990s?

a)

the suburbs became too overpopulated

b)

cities began to reinvest in their downtown areas

c)

minority residents protested in cities across the US

d)

farmers sold off their land for residential development