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APHG Unit 6 Review - Cities and Urban Land-Use

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to central-place theory, locations of economic activities are based on

a)

Threshold and range

b)

Resource inputs and markets

c)

Core and periphery

d)

Activity centers

2.

Rules that govern land use in cities are known as

a)

Plats

b)

Site plans

c)

Zoning ordinances

d)

Land contracts

3.

The process of higher-income people moving into a low- or middle-income urban neighborhood, raising property values, is called

a)

Filtering

b)

Zoning

c)

Density gradient

d)

Gentrification

4.

A diverse, walkable, mixed-use neighborhood would most directly be a core goal of

a)

Restrictive zoning

b)

Gentrification

c)

Counter-urbanization

d)

New urbanism

5.

Latin American cities, which often feature central plazas with adjacent cathedrals, best represent which historical urban model?

a)

Indigenous city

b)

Colonial city

c)

Megacity

d)

World city

6.

Which model of urban development argues that cities feature several nodes of activity (housing, employment, etc.)?

a)

Multiple nuclei

b)

Concentric zone

c)

Sector

d)

Galactic

7.

Which model of urban development best describes Latin American cities, which feature a commercial 'spine' near the CBD?

a)

Multiple nuclei

b)

Concentric zone

c)

Sector

d)

Galactic

8.

The area of a city with a high proportion of services, featuring skyscrapers and multiple transport hubs, is known as the

a)

Commuter zone

b)

Suburban residential zone

c)

Central business district

d)

Commercial spine

9.

In Europe, many cities are surrounded by ____, areas in which development is tightly restricted and natural space is preserved.

a)

Beltways

b)

Greenbelts

c)

Shatter belts

d)

Sunbelts

10.

The progressive, mostly horizontal spread of development, largely due to cars, is known as

a)

Smart growth

b)

Sprawl

c)

New urbanism

d)

Urbanization

11.

Cities with over 10 million total residents are known as

a)

World cities

b)

Megacities

c)

Primate cities

d)

Global cities

12.
Which urban model best explains the spatial impact of automobiles and the construction of interstate highways on metropolitan areas in the United States?
a)
concentric ring
b)
peripheral/galactic city model
c)
sector model
d)
multiple  nuclei model
13.
Squatter settlements in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) cities are usually located
a)
along major highways
b)
on the outskirts of the urban area
c)
in warehouse districts
d)
adjacent to industrial areas
14.
The minimum number of people needed to support a business is called the
a)
range
b)
threshold
c)
bid rent
d)
radius
15.
The largest major population concentration of North America is 
a)
 from Toronto to Montreal. 
b)
A.  from Miami to Jacksonville. 
c)
from San Diego to San Francisco
d)
 from Washington D.C. to Boston. 
16.
 In Hoyt’s Sector Model lower income neighborhoods are usually located
a)
 in a wedge that extends from the CBD to the suburbs.
b)
adjacent to the industrial and transportation corridor
c)
 on the east side of the city.
d)
 in the first ring around the CBD.
17.

Squatter settlements near the center of a city can be classified into what sector

a)

Middle Class

b)

Elitist

c)

Disamenity

d)

Socioeconomic

18.

According to the sector model, once established, the most expensive new housing is built

a)

on the outer edge, farther out from the center

b)

in the skyscrapers of the CBD

c)

on the inner edge of that district, closer to the center

d)

on outer edge of the suburban area, farther from the center

19.

According to the multiple nuclei model, an airport is likely to attract nearby

a)

hotels and warehouses

b)

retail and wholesale shops

c)

residences and highways

d)

universities and colleges

20.

Why do many African cities contain multiple commercial districts?

a)

Colonial CBD formed apart from traditional commerce centers

b)

Africans were not allowed to use the CBDs used by Europeans

c)

African urban planning promoted multiple CBDs

d)

One CBD is not enough for Africa’s growing urban population

21.

Homer Hoyt’s sector model is based on what fundamental principle?

a)

Development based on the location of amenities

b)

Development is centered on transportation routes

c)

Development is structured around the CBD

d)

Development is based around enterprises such as airports

22.

What is the common characteristic in Latin American cities according to the model?

a)

A spine of high-class housing extended from the city center

b)

Three distinct CBDs: colonial, traditional and market zones

c)

Dominance of the suburbs in urban growth

d)

Favelas or squatter settlements in the interior of the CBDs

23.

What is an edge city?

a)

cities of the ancient world

b)

a community's collection of basic industries

c)

city currently without much population but increasing in size at a fast rate

d)

a large node of office and retail activities on the edge of an urban area

24.

Primate City

a)

the area or region around or near some place or thing

b)

a city in which an economic transition has occurred from a manufacturing based economy to a service-based economy

c)

the largest settlement in a country, if it has more than twice as many people as the second ranking settlement

d)

a model of the internal structure of cities in which social groups are arranged around a collection of nodes of activities

25.

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

a)

Bid-rent theory

b)

Blockbusting

c)

Racial steering

d)

Restrictive covenants

26.
Economic theory that refers to how the price and demand for real estate change as the distance from the central business district (CBD) increases.
a)
Bid Rent Curve
b)
Central Place Theory
c)
Gravity Model
d)
Peripheral Model
e)
Sector Model
27.
Services that primarily meet the needs of other businesses, including professional, financial, and transportation services
a)
Business services
b)
Consumer services
c)
Personal services
d)
Producer services
e)
Public services
28.
Businesses that provide services primarily to individual consumers, including retail services and education, health, and leisure services
a)
Business services
b)
Consumer services
c)
Personal services
d)
Producer services
e)
Public services
29.
An area delineated by the US Bureau of the Census for which statistics are published; in urbanized areas
a)
Census Tract
b)
Zoning Ordinance
c)
Density Gradient
d)
Urbanized Area
e)
Enclosure movement
30.
A cooperative agency consisting of representatives of local governments in a metropolitan area in the United States.
a)
Council of Government
b)
Central Business District (CBD)
c)
Zoning Ordinance
d)
Micropolitan Statistical Area
e)
Economic base
31.
The change in density in an urban area from the center to the periphery
a)
Density Gradient
b)
Filtering
c)
Gentrification
d)
Annexation
e)
Conurbation
32.
A rural settlement pattern characterized by isolated farms rather than clustered villages
a)
Dispersed rural settlement
b)
Clustered rural settlement
c)
Economic base
d)
Squatter Settlement
e)
Urbanized Area
33.
A model that holds that the potential use of a service at a particular location is directly related to the number of people in a location and inversely related to the distance people must travel to reach the service
a)
Gravity Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Peripheral Model
d)
Multiple Nuclei Model
e)
Sector Model
34.
The area surrounding a central place, from which people are attracted to use the place's goods and services (also called hinterland).
a)
Service
b)
Market area
c)
Settlement
d)
Range
e)
Sprawl
35.
A process by which banks draw lines on a map and refuse to lend money to purchase or improve property within the boundaries.
a)
Rush Hour
b)
Underclass
c)
Redlining
d)
Gentrification
e)
New Urbanism
36.
An area within a city in a less developed country in which people illegally establish residences on land they do not own or rent and erect homemade structures.
a)
Dispersed rural settlement
b)
Clustered rural settlement
c)
Economic base
d)
Squatter Settlement
e)
Urbanized Area
37.
Services that diffuse and distribute services
a)
Transportation and information services
b)
Retail services
c)
Consumer services
d)
Personal services
e)
Producer services
38.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
39.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
40.
Name the model
a)
The Sector Model
b)
Concentric Zone Model
c)
Multiple Nuclei Model
d)
British Urban land Use Model
41.
Name this theory
a)
Rent-bid
b)
Rent to buy
c)
Bid-Rent
d)
Land value
42.
Name the model
a)
Post-Industrial American city
b)
Latin American City Model
c)
Urban density model
d)
The British concentric sector nuclei Model
43.
According to the classic bid-rent curve, what happens to the value of land as one gets closer to the Central Business District (CBD)?
a)
Land gets used more extensively.
b)
Land gets more expensive.
c)
Land gets used less intensively.
d)
Land gets more affordable along busy streets.
44.
What geometric pattern is associated with Christaller’s Central Place Theory?
a)
square
b)
hexagon
c)
circle
d)
pentagon
45.
What is the population of the fourth largest city in a country where the rank-size rule applies if the largest city is two million in population?
a)
250,000
b)
1,000,000
c)
500,000
d)
100,000
46.
Grid street patterns are most typical for cities in
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
47.
Inner city neighborhoods face all of the following challenges except 
a)
a lack of social and economic diversity
b)
a culture of poverty
c)
deteriorating housing
d)
increased crime
48.
Areas with low access to healthy foods are known as
a)
Ghettos
b)
Food deserts
c)
Squatter settlements
d)
Suburbs
49.
This is the rapid, often poorly planned spread of development from an urban area outward into rural areas
a)
urban sprawl
b)
metropolitan area
c)
rural fringe
d)
whooping cough
50.
What is the largest city in population in the world?
a)
New York
b)
Mexico City
c)
Shanghai
d)
Tokyo

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