WorksheetsUnit 6 Review
Total questions: 148
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Which is NOT a factor that influences the internal cities?
Accessibility and the high cost of accessible spaces
Transportation
Societal and cultural needs
agricultural production
The ____________________ model has rings that represent its growth patterns.
von Thuenen
E.W. Burgess - Concentric Zone
Ullman and Hoyt - Sector
Harris and Ullman - Multiple Nuclei
In the Concentric Zone Model, which zone has middle - class residences, either single-family homes or high-rent apartments.
Zone One
Zone Two
Zone Three
Zone Four
In the sector model, the shape maybe determined by
the amount of immigrants living in the outer wedges
environmental factors like hills or bodies of water
the growth of the central business district
cluster is wealthy people near the city center
Why are Stone Oak residents able to live so far from the CBD?
they live in large homes
they have access to transportation
they have better schools
they have large families
What is NOT an indicator for social-class?
size and the value of available housing
the location of your home
the number of people per room
the age of the class
Which area of the city might you find a larger percentage of single families headed up by a female?
High - Class Residential
Zone of Better Residential
Low Class Residential
Commuter's Zone
Describes what is "there"
site
situation
Describes what it is near
Site
Situation
London has become a world city in part because of its proximity to ports and other places that foster development. This reason for London’s historic growth relates to the city’s
Site
Situation
Greece is a mountainous land area
According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built
on the outer edge, farther out from the center
in the skyscrapers of the CBD
on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center
on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center
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
In this urban model, land prices would be highest in the area labeled
1
2
3
4
In the concentric zone model, most low-income people would find affordable housing in
zone 1.
zone 2.
zone 3.
zone 4.
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
A city characterized by more than 10 million people is known as a
megacity
metacity
primate city
global city
A city characterized by more than 20 million people is known as a
megacity
metacity
primate city
global city
Which of Borchert's epochs of urban growth was characterized by urban concentration on rivers because of steamboats and early regional rail lines?
Sail-Wagon
Iron Horse
Steel Rail
Auto-Air-Amenity
Which of Borchert's epochs of urban growth allowed for the urban development of the INTERIOR of the country?
Sail-Wagon
Iron Horse
Steel Rail
Auto-Air-Amenity
The largest city in a country that is more than double the country's second largest city.
city-state
megacity
primate city
world city
A city with a population of over 10 million people.
world city
megalopolis
satellite city
megacity
How were boats powered in the Sail and Wagon Epoch?
Wind
Steam Engine
Gas Engine
Jet Fuel
Epoch in Borchert's model that said cars and airports connect cities more, often internationally.
Sail-Wagon
Iron Horse
Auto-Air-Amenity
Steel Rail
Theory that describes urban growth based on transportation technology.
Central Place theory
McGee model
Griffen-Ford theory
Borchert's model
Identify the model or theory shown
Diffusion of Language
Columbia Exchange
Gravity Model
Malthusian Theory
Rural Survey Methods
Population distribution patterns
Metes & Bounds Method
Density Gradient
Identify the model or theory shown
Epidemiological Transition Model
Bid-Rent Theory
Demographic Transition Model
Hoyt Sector Model
CBD Theory
Dependency Theory
Least Cost Theroy
Central Place Theory
Identify the model or theory shown
Time-Space Compression
Mercator Projection
Von Thunen
Bid-Rent Theory
Identify the model shown
Time-Sace Compression
Demographic Transition
Distance Decay
Von Thune Model
Bid Rent Theory
Distance Decay
Mathus' Theory of Population growth
Gravity Model
Concentric Circles Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Von Thunen
Hoyt Sector Model
Unitary Government
Federal Government
Reaportiionment
Gerrymandering
According to this theory, the closer you are to the CBD the more expensive it is to rent or own land
Rent
Bid
Bid Rent
Von Thunen
City, Town, ________, Hamlet
(farms and villages) low concentrations of people
Rural Areas
Urban Area
Suburbs
Urbanization
Percent Urban
cities shaped by the distance people could walk
Social heterogeneity
Pedestrian Cities
Streetcar suburbs
Suburbanization
Sprawl
Where are squatter settlements are located in the Latin American urban model compared with the Southeast Asian urban model?
In both models they are in the same place
In both the Latin American and Southeast Asian urban models, squatter settlements are located on the edge/periphery of the city. In the Southeast Asian urban model, squatter settlements are interspersed with new suburbs.
In the Latin American model there are squatter settlements, but the Southeast Asian urban model there are no squatter settlements.
The zone of transition is located in the CBD for the Latin American model, and are located along the water in the Latin American model
Based on the chart, France is considered a country that follows
Central Place Theory
Von Thunen Model
Hoteling Effect
Primate City Rule
Rank City Rule
Which of the following statements is true about food deserts?
Food deserts are determined by the amount of soil that can be used for agriculture in a given area
Food deserts are determined by the access to food in a desert
Food deserts are determined by the carbohydrate to protein ratio in food sold in stores in a given area
Food deserts are determined by the availability of fresh and healthy food in an area
Food deserts are determined by the distance someone would have to travel to find food in the desert
Which of the following scenarios is best explained by the concept of range in Christaller’s central place theory?
A major department store opens in a small town because the town does not have any major retailers competing for business.
A consumer purchases gasoline at the nearest town but travels to the nearest city to purchase a new car.
A high rate of rural-to-urban migration occurs in a developing country as people seek jobs in cities.
A consumer purchases a home in the suburbs rather than in the nearest city because the cost of land is lower in the suburbs.
A tech company is headquartered in a more developed country, but its customer service center is located in a less developed country.
Which order following the Concentric Zone Model pattern from the inner to outer ring?
CBD, working class, mixed use, commuters
CBD, mixed-use, new development, a suburban CBD
Mixed residential, middle class, CBD, commuters
CBD, zone of transition, working class homes, commuters
Mixed use, CBD, zone of transition, commuter
A place with a permanent human population
Boomburb
Megacity
Settlement
Suburb
A very rapidly growing suburban area that is approaching urban size but has a suburban lifestyle
Boomburb
Conurbation
Exurb
Metacity
A typically fast-growing community outside of or on the edge of an urban area beyond the suburbs
Exurb
Megacity
Metacity
Settlement
The shifting of population away from cities into less densely populated residential and commercial areas surrounding cities
Reurbanization
Segregation
Suburbanization
Urbanization
A city that has political, economic and cultural influence on a global scale; also called a global city
Megacity
Megalopolis
Metacity
World city
The creator of the African city model
Mcgee
De Blij
Burgess
Griffith- Ford
Squatter settlements near the center of a city can be classified into what sector
Middle Class
Elitist
Disamenity
Socioeconomic
Which model/theory is most useful for describing a settlement node with a function of supporting its hinterland?
Christaller's model of central place
Core-periphery
Von Thunen's model
Rostow's model
According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built
on the outer edge, farther out from the center
in the skyscrapers of the CBD
on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center
on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center
According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby
hotels and warehouses
retail and wholesale shops
residences and highways
universities and colleges
Which urban model would best describe a city that includes edge cities along its beltways?
peripheral model
concentric zone model
multiple nuclei
sector model
Houses with small, high windows, no front yard, on dead-end streets reflect Islamic emphasis on
need for safety
high crime rate
value of privacy
lack of development
Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?
Colonial CBD formed apart from traditional commerce centers
Africans were not allowed to use the CBDs used by Europeans
African urban planning promoted multiple CBDs
One CBD is not enough for Africa’s growing urban population
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
What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?
A spine of high-class housing extended from the city center
Three distinct CBDs: colonial, traditional and market zones
Dominance of the suburbs in urban growth
Favelas or squatter settlements in the interior of the CBDs
Which of John Borchert's epochs used the steam engine as their main mode of transportation?
Sail wagon epoch
Iron horse epoch
Steel rail epoch
Auto-air amenity epoch
The Latin American city model differs from the models of American cities in that
it shows different types of people live in distinctive parts of the city.
it is a simplification of urban reality.
poorer people live on the outskirts of the urban area.
it has a gentrification zone.
According to central-place theory, locations of economic activities are based on
Threshold and range
Resource inputs and markets
Core and periphery
Activity centers
Rules that govern land use in cities are known as
Plats
Site plans
Zoning ordinances
Land contracts
The process of higher-income people moving into a low- or middle-income urban neighborhood, raising property values, is called
Filtering
Zoning
Density gradient
Gentrification
A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of
Restrictive zoning
Gentrification
Counter-urbanization
New urbanism
Which statement comparing the use of urban transportation systems is best supported?
People in no country have placed much importance on urban public transportation
Europeans and Asians have placed about the same importance on public transportation as have people in the U.S.
People in the U.S. have placed more importance on urban public transportation than have Europeans and Asians
European and Asian urban transportation systems serve a higher proportion of residents than do systems in the U.S.
The area of a city with a high proportion of services, featuring skyscrapers and multiple transport hubs, is known as the
Commuter zone
Suburban residential zone
Central business district
Commercial spine
What is an edge city?
cities of the ancient world
a community's collection of basic industries
city currently without much population but increasing in size at a fast rate
a large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area
Most important centers of economic power and wealth.
Four Asian Tigers
World Cities
Urban morphology
Primate City
the area or region around or near some place or thing
a city in which an economic transition has occurred from a manufacturing based economy to a service-based economy
the largest settlement in a country, if it has more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement
a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities
a process by which real estate agents convince white property owners to sell their houses at low prices because of fear that black families will soon move into the neighborhood
Bid-rent theory
Blockbusting
Racial steering
Restrictive covenants
A primate city such as Mexico City is
always located in the center of its country for maximum accessibility
more than twice the size of any other city in its country and dominant economically and culturally
most likely to share its rank size with at least one other city in the country
always a national capital serving as the seat of government and industrial center of the country
much larger than the cities in any neighboring country and serves as the region’s financial capital
According to Christaller’s central place model, which of the following would most likely have the smallest range?
A university
An international airport
A professional football stadium
A symphony orchestra hall
A grocery store
All of the following were crucial to the emergence of the first cities EXCEPT
an agricultural surplus
a stratified social system
labor specialization
a system for food storage and distribution
separation of the ruling system and the religious system
Historically, the growth of North American suburbs was most constrained by
high land values
zoning ordinances
housing shortages
limited transportation
cultural preferences
Prior to 1850 the location of all major North American cities was related, chiefly, to the presence of
navigable waterways
transcontinental highways
defensive sites
railroad junctions
water power
The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to
small cities
traditional cities
Latin American cities
newer, fast-growing cities
cities with homogeneous land use
Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following?
Farming areas
Metropolitan areas
Rural nonfarming areas
Central cities
Small towns
Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War?
Mass production of the automobile
Expansion of home construction
Expansion of the interstate highway system
Availability of low down payment terms and long-term mortgages
Reduction in long-distance commuting
Which of the following is a correct statement about the major cities of the world?
Most are found in areas that are not very suitable for agriculture.
Most primate cities are located in the United States and western Europe.
They are concentrated between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn.
Most are located on rivers or seacoasts.
The world's fastest-growing cities are found in areas with the highest standards of living.
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
Most Latin American cities are focused on a
government housing project
zone of heavy industry
central plaza
skyscraper office building
squatter settlement
According to the rank-size rule, if the largest city in a country has a population of 10 million, the next largest city will have a population of
9 million
8 million
7.5 million
5 million
3.5 million
Today, the greatest number of urban dwellers is found in
North America
South America
Africa
Asia
Europe
Which of the following groups would most likely engage in the gentrification of an older residential neighborhood?
University students on limited incomes
Double-income households without children
People above age sixty-five on limited incomes
Double-income households with children
Recent immigrants on limited incomes
In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
In which zone of the city would you see the most green space?
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
In which zone of the city do most families live in semi-detached housing.
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
Which zone of the city is often situated next to industry and factories?
CBD
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
You have a commercial and Industrial spine. The commercial spine is surrounded by elite residential. A zone of maturity surrounds the CBD, with older housing mixed with new. The outskirts are the periferico where the poorest people live.
At what scale of analysis is this census tract map?
national
regional
state
local
The (now illegal) practice called "redlining" most often affected
inner-city neighborhoods
suburban neighborhoods
This example from 2015, shows one negative effect of what geographic term?
gentrification
urbanization
unequal GDP
zoning
From largest to smallest the urban hierarchy of the following would go...
Hamlet, Village, Town, City
Mega-City, City, Suburb, Neighborhood
City, Town, Village, Hamlet
Town, City, Hamlet, Village
Offshore financial center provide what two important functions in the global circulation of capital?
taxes and privacy
privacy and low wage workers
English speaking workers and inexpensive land
collection of tax revenues and public record-keeping
This press release from (then) President-elect Biden is all about
Urban sustainability
Pushing people to move to the suburbs
creating jobs
fixing America's bridges
Which of the following is an example of a smart growth policy for urban development?
Increasing the capacity of roads/highways
Decreasing the number or size of parks/greenspace
Increasing mixed-use land policies to combat sprawl
No longer permitting industrial zoning within city limits
What ONE vocab term does this example describe?
annexation
blockbusting
urban sprawl
counterurbanization
