WorksheetsAP Human Geography Cities
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is an example of a result of chain migration?
urban ethnic enclaves
suburbanization
counterurbanization
gentrification
What is an example of an urban ethnic enclave?
Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Capitol Hill, Washington DC
Chinatown, San Francisco
Times Square, New York
What is an example of a low range business?
Dollar Store
Bugatti Dealership
Costco
Medical Care
According to central place theory, what is range?
The distance a person will travel for goods or services.
The quality of a good or service.
The nature of a good or service relative to a community's ability to afford it.
The costs of goods and services as a result of migration.
What would be the best example of a high threshold service?
Steak house
Artisan shop
Convenience store
Gym
According to Central Place Theory, what is threshold?
distance away from central place
an economic nucleus like a hospital
clusters of businesses that all support each other
minimum number of people for a good or service
Which problem does New Urbanism attempt to fix but often fails.
Reduced reliance on cars
Access to education
Mixed housing and retail neighborhoods
Cost of living
New Urbanism relies on land development that is:
reliant on larger homes to increase property values
mixed retail and residential
reliant on automobile transportation to reduce reliance on trains
focused on educational outcomes for young people living in those communities
Which of the following is a true statement about classic models (Concentric Zone, Sector Models) of city structure?
The concentric zone model does not have a transitional area.
The sector model is highly influenced by transportation patterns.
The central business district has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model.
The multiple nuclei model and the sector model are similar in that they both have only one core.
The interaction between the central city and the suburbs is greatest in the urban realm model.
What is one of the main goals of New Urbanism?
increase reliance on trains
avoid squatter settlements
maintain high property values
reduce reliance on cars
Which of the following defines Philadelphia's advantageous position in relation to other major cities on the US East Coast along Interstate 95?
Transition Zone
Vernacular Region
Situation
Site
Which of the following is the largest settlement?
Forced Conglomeration
Cluster
Conurbation
Hamlet
Town
A skyscraper is more common in:
High density settlements
Township and Range
Medium range settlements
Low range settlements
Which of the following is a primate city?
New York, United States
Budapest, Hungary
Toronto, Canada
Berlin, Germany
Hanoi, Vietnam
Which of the following is a primate city?
Rome, Italy
Cairo, Egypt
Shanghai, China
Sydney, Australia
Vancouver, Canada
Why would a country not have a primate city?
developed in regions
colonialism
located in the southern hemisphere
war
stage 2 DTM
While gentrification can have positive effects, what is a possible negative outcome?
Gentrification generally leads to counterurbanization.
Gentrification generally leads to suburbanization.
Services do not generally reach gentrified communities.
Higher rent causes displacement of original residents
Which of the following would be considered an edge city in our area?
Harpers Ferry
Tysons Corner
Anacostia
Georgetown
Purcellville
What would you expect to find in an edge city?
A lack of access to clean water
High intensity agriculture
Low range goods and services
Recently developed office an retail space
Heavy manufacturing
What is NOT a negative consequence of surburbanization?
Heavy manufacturing moving to the suburbs
Placelessness
Loss of productive farmland
Ghettoization of inner cities
Deforestation
Bangalore in India has a population of 13.2 million. What type of city is it?
Stage 5 City
Stage 4 City
Peripheral City
Megacity
Metacity
Which of the following is a metacity?
New York, USA
Berlin, Germany
Delhi, India
London, UK
Cairo, Egypt
A disproportionally high level of mega and metacities are located on which continent?
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Which of the following countries is facing demographic collapse as a result of poorly executed antinatalist policies?
United States
India
China
Russia
Japan
Which continent has the highest level of urbanization?
South America
North America
Africa
Europe
Asia
An urban geographical theory that seeks to explain the number, size and range of market services in a commercial system or human settlements in a residential system.
Concentric Zone Theory
Urban Hierarchy
Rank Size Rule
Central Place Theory
Von Thünen Model
Settlements developed without the legal right, which are often poor and surround major cities in LDCs.
Squatter settlements
Fravelas
Platancos
Informal regions
Formal regions
Jobs moving out to the suburbs creates:
Informal conglomerates
Concentric zones
Edge cities
Squatter settlements
Exurbs
Gentrification in the United States is largely the result of:
City wide anti-crime policies
Federal tax initiatives
State tax initiatives
Government planning
Private funding
Who is most likely to move into a gentrified neighborhood in cities in the United States?
Double income families with no children
Single parent families looking for better schools
Double income families with children
Retirees
Immigrants from LDCs
Which of the following is NOT necessarily a characteristic of a world city?
Major global cultural trends start here
The presence of international companies
There are people from different cultures residing there
They are global financial centers
They are located on coasts
Periphery countries are:
Countries next to MDCs
Countries next to LDCs
Countries that share borders
Countries that are poorer and lack resources
Countries that lack natural raw materials
Why do most megacities have problems with squatter settlements?
They've developed so quickly
They've developed regionally
They were developed around medieval city centers
Growth barriers prevent natural city expansion
Megacities in LDCs experience population increases due to:
Decrease in doubling time
Declining dependency ratio
Interregional migration
High birth rate
Low death rate
In which region of the world would you find the least amount of people living in cities?
Sub-Saharan Africa
Western Europe
The Western United States
Eastern China
North Africa
Hierarchical diffusion, which is a type of expansion diffusion, generally starts in:
World cities
Mega Cities
Meta Cities
City nuclei
Which theory explains why Georgetown in DC has fashion boutiques but Round Hill, VA does not?
Expansion Diffusion
Gravity Model
Rank-Size Rule
Central Place Theory
Concentric Zone Model
What changed as a result of blockbusting in the United States?
Urban ethnic enclaves were made illegal
Redlining was outlawed
Ghettoization was stopped
The ethnic composition of neighborhoods changed
Most Latin American cities are centered around:
Heavy industry
Central plaza and marketplace
Squatter settlements
Ports
Universities
Mass transit systems, like the one in Berlin, combine above ground trains with subways, buses, and trams. Beyond reducing traffic, what is a major benefit?
Cheaper fuel for car owners
Better access to industry clusters
Lower taxes
Reducing carbon emissions
Which of the following cities are not in a country in the semiperiphery?
Shanghai
Mumbai
Mexico City
Rio de Janeiro
Kinshasa
Which of the following city models is based around an old colonial port?
Multiple Nuclei Model
Hoyt Sector Model
Burgess Concentric Model
Latin American City Model
SE Asian City Model
Which of the following would NOT constitute a nucleus in the Harris and Ullman Multiple Nuclei Model?
Railroad line
Waterfront
Business district
University
Airport
What does the Galactic City Model depict that earlier models do not?
Suburbs
Central Business District
Transitional Areas
Exurban Areas
Industrial Areas
Why do squatter settlements exist in LDCs?
Racist housing policies
Religiously segregated communities
Old medieval city centers prevent city growth
Lack of affordable housing
Which of the following countries is NOT in stage 3 of the DTM?
China
Colombia
South Africa
Mexico
India
MDCs follow the rank-size rule unless:
They developed regionally
They are former colonies
They are located in the Southern Hemisphere
They have a primate city
Which of the following countries does not have a primate city?
Mexico
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Hungary
Which of the following would NOT be an architectural adaptation to the natural environment?
Brick chimneys
Window screens
Breezeways
Pilings
Green roofs
A geographical economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.
Central Place Theory
Burgess Concentric Model
Zipf's Law
Bid Rent Theory
African cities tend to have distinct ethnic neighborhoods. Why?
Male guest workers from Asia work in construction in African cities.
Borders in Africa were drawn arbitrarily without regard for ethnic regions.
Each ethnic group in African countries were legally allowed different neighborhoods.
Schools in most African cities only serve people of European descent. Therefore, Africans must live outside city limits.
Pittsburgh represents the Burgess Concentric Model in all but which way?
No nuclei in various parts of the city
All neighborhoods around downtown (Dahntahn) are wealthy
No heavy industry
No CBD
The demographic transition model is a model that seeks to explain:
how variations in population size and food supply can lead to periods of crisis.
the relationship between the size of age cohorts and natural population change.
the effects of changes in population size on the gross domestic product.
variations in population size and migration rates.
how differences in birth and death rates result in natural population change.
