WorksheetsAPHUG Unit 6
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 32mins
As San Antonio grows, many business and consumer services, suburban neighborhoods, and manufacturing centers are located along Loops 410 and 1604. This economic and demographic pattern support the ____ Model of urbanization.
Sector
Concentric Zone
Islamic
Peripheral
A legally incorporated, autonomous, and self-governing urban settlement is called a ______.
census tract
city
CBD
suburb
River Center Mall in downtown San Antonio, is an example of expanding ______ services found in many American CBDs.
consumer
business
public
All cities must balance ___ and ___ in order to prioritize infrastructure spending and meet for the needs of all residents.
services and tax revenues
filtering and redlining
rich and poor neihborhoods
urbanization and suburbanization
sector of an economy making direct use of natural resources.
primary sector
tertiary sector
quinary sector
quaternary sector
sector that covers the manufacturing of goods in the economy, including the processing of materials produced by the primary sector.
primary sector
quaternary sector
tertiary sector
secondary sector
sector of an economy, encompassing medical providers, educators, financial services, haircuts, and personal trainers, among many others.
tertiary sector
primary sector
secondary sector
quaternary sector
a country with a lot of industrial activity and where people generally have high incomes
Less Developed Country
Undeveloped Country
More Developed Country
a country that does not have a lot of industrial activity and where people have low incomes
More Developed Country
Less Developed Country
Smedium Developed Country
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
The following chart is an example of
Central Place Theory
Von Thunen Model
Concentric Zone
Latin American Urban Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
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 of the following is a primary characteristic of world cities?
They are capital cities in their respective countries and centers of political power.
They are financially and politically connected to global markets and drive the process of globalization.
They are located in the interiors of their respective countries and require sophisticated transportation networks.
They have political dominance within their respective regions and are former centers of colonial power.
What is the process of settlement formation, expansion and change called?
Urbanization
City growth
Urban decay
Suburbanization
The differences between urban and rural areas include social heterogeneity, large size, and:
Low density
Crime rate
High density
Poverty rate
A clustering of tall office buildings, shopping malls, and apartment complexes at the intersection of major interstate highways is called
Suburban sprawl
Urban sprawl
Suburban densification
Edge cities
When a low-income neighborhood becomes more expensive to live in and forces the current residents out, this is known as
Redlining
Blockbusting
Gentrification
Smart growth
According to __________________________ , the two largest cities in a country will have the most interaction between them
Gravity Model
Sector Model
Central Place Theory
Multiple Nuclei Model
Mixed-use development, pedestrian-friendly design, and the incorporation of front porches and alleys are design elements of which of the following?
Zero growth
Transit-oriented development
Urbanization
New Urbanism
Unrestricted low-density development of residential and commercial activities over a large expanse of land
New Urbanism
Sprawl
Smart growth
Transit oriented development
Inner city challenges fall into three basic categories:
Economic, social, environmental
Economic, physical, environmental
Social, physical, environmental
Economic, social, physical
Squatter settlements dominate the periphery of what model?
Latin American
Europe
Africa
North America
Large cities develop many nodes around which different types of people and activities cluster
Peripheral Model
Multiple Nuclei Model
Sector Model
Concentric Zone Model
A bank would be ____________ if they refused to grant loans to customers in certain urban areas
Blockbusting
Filtering
Redlining
Ghettoization
According to the classic Bid-Rent Curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the CBD?
Land gets more affordable
Price of land is not affected
Land gets used less intensively
Land gets more expensive
"White Flight" in the 1950S is most associated with what?
Blockbusting
Redlining
Filtering
Gentrification
Central Place Theory is associated with:
Threshold and filtering
Range and filtering
Threshold and range
Range and zoning ordinances
Overlapping Metropolitan Statistical Areas eventually lead to megalopolis or:
Primate city
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Conurbanization
Suburbs
The physical qualities of the original location for a city
Situational characteristics
Absolute location
Relative location
Site characteristics
A primate city is when the largest city in a country is __________ the size of the next largest city
Twice
Triple
Half
Quadruple
What is used to determine the geographical extent of influence for an urban area in the U.S.?
Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Census blocks
Census tracts
The most practical definition for an urban area is:
The central city and the continuously developed area
The central city and the land area inside the adjacent counties
The central city and its surrounding suburbs
The central city and its neighboring municipalities
