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Services & Settlements

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 types of services listed in the chapter?

a)

Consumer

b)

Religious

c)

Business

d)

Public

2.

Over the past 50 years in developed countries, as the number of tertiary sector jobs have __ , the number of primary and secondary sector jobs have __.

a)

increased, also increased

b)

remained unchanged, increased

c)

decreased, increased

d)

increased, decreased

3.

The greatest distance people are willing to travel to obtain a service is called the__ of service.

a)

threshold

b)

range

c)

market area

d)

sprawl

4.

A city with more than 20 million people is considered a __.

a)

megacity

b)

metacity

c)

primate city

d)

megalopolis

5.

Market area is sometimes referred to as __, and is the area that supports a Central Business District and all the services.

a)

primate city area

b)

threshold

c)

hinterland

d)

urban sprawl

6.

Mexico's urban sizes are representative of which rule?

a)

Rank-Size

b)

Primate City

c)

market area

d)

Metropolitan Statistical Area

7.

Which of the following statements regarding range is correct?

a)

The range for all types of services is the same.

b)

People always think of distance in terms of linear measurements rather than time.

c)

People are only willing to travel a short distance for everyday services.

d)

In general, people travel to the best business and distance doesn't matter.

8.

Which of the following definitions refers to a primate city?

a)

The largest city in a country with a population more than twice as large as that of the second- largest city.

b)

The smallest city in a country that is substantially smaller than any other city

c)

A country with a disproportionatly large population of apes and monkeys.

d)

The city in a country that exhibits the fastest growth rate

9.

Geographers see a very close link between services and settlements because ___.

a)

cities are the only places that have access to services.

b)

cities and urban areas have the greatest amount of specialized services

c)

people have shown they are willing to travel great distances for any service

d)

services are only found in primate cities

10.

____ helps geographers understand the best location for any service.

a)

Rank-size Rule

b)

Metropolitan Statistical Area

c)

Central Place Theory

d)

Primate City Rule

11.

In Pella, Vermeer is an example of a __.

a)

basic business, because it mainly employs and makes products for people out of the community

b)

nonbasic business, because it mainly makes goods for people in Pella

c)

basic business, because it is a business AND consumer service

d)

nonbasic business, because it only services other businesses

12.

In Pella, Smokey Row would be an example of __.

a)

a nonbasic business, because people are willing to travel a great distance for its products

b)

a basic business, because most of what it makes is intended for people who live somewhere else

c)

a nonbasic business, because it mainly serves people who live in the town

d)

a basic business, because it usually employs people from outside of the community

13.

The main reason that the largest city is not MANY times bigger than the other cities in a developed country is __.

a)

there are no megacities located in developed countries

b)

because suburbs are only found developed countries, so cities don't really grow

c)

because the government sets laws that prevent too much city growth

d)

services are found in big AND small cities in developed countries.

14.

Global (or world) cities are important because __.

a)

they are usually economic, cultural, and political hearths from which ideas diffuse

b)

they are without suburbs

c)

they have the highest threshold of any Central Business Districts

d)

they are the only places with informal settlements

15.

Which of these is NOT true about informal settlements?

a)

they are areas where the Gov't is not involved in regulating services or care for people

b)

they exist in developed countries, but are more common in developing countries

c)

they mean the same thing as suburbs in the developing world

d)

they are called favelas in Brazil, and 1/4 of people in Rio live in them