WorksheetsUnit 5 Review Urbanization
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 52mins
In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?
Central Business District
Low Class Housing (Inner City)
Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)
High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)
When a city’s population and development spreads over a wider and wider geographic area
industrialization
urban sprawl
urbanization
metropolitan area
This is an area with relatively sparse (few) development or people.
roads, sewers, transportation systems, schools, and hospitals
urbanization
infrastructure
urban sprawl
heat island
movement of people from rural areas to cities
urbanization
land-use planning
urban sprawl
geographic information system
Areas with the highest population density are typically
Sub-rural areas.
rural areas.
suburban areas.
urban areas.
Which of these options had the largest impact on why the urban models changed over time
Changes in refrigeration technology
Changes in political parties
Changes in transportation methods
None of these options changed any of the models
Squatter Settlements are more often located in
Less developed countries
Highly developed countries
Wealthy countries
Countries that are highly industrialized
International company headquarters and significant global financial functions are defining characteristics of
primate cities
forward capitals
world cities
edge cities
Megacities must have at least _________ residents.
1 million
5 million
10 million
20 million
A megalopolis is...
the merging of two or more cities into one large urban area
a city with more than 10 million residents
a primate city
a city with many suburbs
A commonly available product like gasoline or groceries will have a ________ range.
short
long
wide
narrow
The process where banks deny loans and other financial services to residents in areas marked on city maps as "dangerous", areas that almost always contained minority communities?
redlining
segregation
white flight
squatter settlements
What does this image represent?
megalopolis
world/global cities
decline
social heterogeneity
This example from 2015, shows one negative effect of what geographic term?
gentrification
urbanization
unequal GDP
zoning
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.
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 needed for a good or service
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 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
What is NOT a negative consequence of surburbanization?
Heavy manufacturing moving to the suburbs
Placelessness
Loss of productive farmland
Ghettoization of inner cities
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
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
Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs are known as...
galactic cities
exurbs
suburbs
inner cities
Blockbusting and redlining have contributed to... in American cities.
gated communities
racial segregation
public transportation
exurbanization
What does the term 'megalopolis' describe?
A chain of connected cities
An isolated urban area
A single massive city
A large protected park
Which of the following best describes a suburb?
A rural farming community
An industrial zone
A largely residential area near a city
A densely populated urban area
Food Deserts are...
areas where it
is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality
fresh food.
lower socio-economic
settlements in urban areas.
the services that act for
the basis of economy and the quality of life
within the city.
the
population of an urban area lives in poor
conditions.
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
London, Tokyo, New York are examples of...
Edge Cities
Shantytowns
World cities
Mega Cities
What is the process for restoring abandoned industrial sites for reuse?
Inclusionary zoning
Brownfield remediation
Farmland conversion
Sustainable agriculture
What are some pull factors for rural-urban migration?
Better job opportunities, higher wages, access to better healthcare and education, improved quality of life
Limited access to healthcare and education
Lower wages
Lack of job opportunities
Match the following:
rural areas
areas with low concentrations of people
urban areas
areas with high concentrations of people
suburbs
primarily residential areas near cities
When the largest city in a country or state has more than twice the population of the country's next largest city, it is referred to as a(n) ______.
Boomburbs
an area outside of the denser inner suburban area which has an economic andcommuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth
a relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road
a large metropolitan area with a population higher than 10 million
a suburban city that is rapidly growing, is as large as a major city, but retains its suburban feel
What does the Central Place Theory explain?
The economic relationships between countries
The distribution of social services in urban areas
How settlements locate in relation to one another and their market areas
The political structure of urban settlements
