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Unit 5 Review Urbanization

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which zone of the city are land prices the highest?

a)

Central Business District

b)

Low Class Housing (Inner City)

c)

Middle Class Housing (Suburbs)

d)

High Class Housing (Rural-Urban Fringe)

2.

When a city’s population and development spreads over a wider and wider geographic area

a)

industrialization

b)

urban sprawl

c)

urbanization

d)

metropolitan area

3.

This is an area with relatively sparse (few) development or people.

a)
rural
b)
urban
c)
open space
4.

roads, sewers, transportation systems, schools, and hospitals

a)

urbanization

b)

infrastructure

c)

urban sprawl

d)

heat island

5.

movement of people from rural areas to cities

a)

urbanization

b)

land-use planning

c)

urban sprawl

d)

geographic information system

6.

Areas with the highest population density are typically

a)

Sub-rural areas.

b)

rural areas.

c)

suburban areas.

d)

urban areas.

7.

Which of these options had the largest impact on why the urban models changed over time

a)

Changes in refrigeration technology

b)

Changes in political parties

c)

Changes in transportation methods

d)

None of these options changed any of the models

8.

Squatter Settlements are more often located in

a)

Less developed countries

b)

Highly developed countries

c)

Wealthy countries

d)

Countries that are highly industrialized

9.

International company headquarters and significant global financial functions are defining characteristics of

a)

primate cities

b)

forward capitals

c)

world cities

d)

edge cities

10.

Megacities must have at least _________ residents.

a)

1 million

b)

5 million

c)

10 million

d)

20 million

11.

A megalopolis is...

a)

the merging of two or more cities into one large urban area

b)

a city with more than 10 million residents

c)

a primate city

d)

a city with many suburbs

12.

A commonly available product like gasoline or groceries will have a ________ range.

a)

short

b)

long

c)

wide

d)

narrow

13.

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?

a)

redlining

b)

segregation

c)

white flight

d)

squatter settlements

14.

What does this image represent?

a)

megalopolis

b)

world/global cities

c)

decline

d)

social heterogeneity

15.
Between 175 million and 1 billion people live in ________, areas that have few consumer services, because neither the city nor the residents can afford them.
a)
squatter settlements
b)
urban zones
c)
public housing
d)
disamenity zones
16.

This example from 2015, shows one negative effect of what geographic term?

a)

gentrification

b)

urbanization

c)

unequal GDP

d)

zoning

17.

According to central place theory, what is range?

a)

The distance a person will travel for goods or services.

b)

The quality of a good or service.

c)

The nature of a good or service relative to a community's ability to afford it.

d)

The costs of goods and services as a result of migration.

18.

According to Central Place Theory, what is threshold?

a)

distance away from central place

b)

an economic nucleus like a hospital

c)

clusters of businesses that all support each other

d)

minimum number of people for needed for a good or service

19.

While gentrification can have positive effects, what is a possible negative outcome?

a)

Gentrification generally leads to counterurbanization.

b)

Gentrification generally leads to suburbanization.

c)

Services do not generally reach gentrified communities.

d)

Higher rent causes displacement of original residents

20.

Which of the following defines Philadelphia's advantageous position in relation to other major cities on the US East Coast along Interstate 95?

a)

Transition Zone

b)

Vernacular Region

c)

Situation

d)

Site

21.

What is NOT a negative consequence of surburbanization?

a)

Heavy manufacturing moving to the suburbs

b)

Placelessness

c)

Loss of productive farmland

d)

Ghettoization of inner cities

22.

Why do most megacities have problems with squatter settlements?

a)

They've developed so quickly

b)

They've developed regionally

c)

They were developed around medieval city centers

d)

Growth barriers prevent natural city expansion

23.

What changed as a result of blockbusting in the United States?

a)

Urban ethnic enclaves were made illegal

b)

Redlining was outlawed

c)

Ghettoization was stopped

d)

The ethnic composition of neighborhoods changed

24.

Prosperous residential districts beyond the suburbs are known as...

a)

galactic cities

b)

exurbs

c)

suburbs

d)

inner cities

25.

Blockbusting and redlining have contributed to... in American cities.

a)

gated communities

b)

racial segregation

c)

public transportation

d)

exurbanization

26.

What does the term 'megalopolis' describe?

a)

A chain of connected cities

b)

An isolated urban area

c)

A single massive city

d)

A large protected park

27.

Which of the following best describes a suburb?

a)

A rural farming community

b)

An industrial zone

c)

A largely residential area near a city

d)

A densely populated urban area

28.

Food Deserts are...

a)

areas where it

is difficult to buy affordable or good-quality

fresh food.

b)

lower socio-economic

settlements in urban areas.

c)

the services that act for

the basis of economy and the quality of life

within the city.

d)

the

population of an urban area lives in poor

conditions.

29.

Many of the poor on the periphery of cities in less developed countries live in areas known as

a)

squatter settlements

b)

public housing

c)

the zone in transition

d)

suburbs

30.

London, Tokyo, New York are examples of...

a)

Edge Cities

b)

Shantytowns

c)

World cities

d)

Mega Cities

31.

What is the process for restoring abandoned industrial sites for reuse?

a)

Inclusionary zoning

b)

Brownfield remediation

c)

Farmland conversion

d)

Sustainable agriculture

32.

What are some pull factors for rural-urban migration?

a)

Better job opportunities, higher wages, access to better healthcare and education, improved quality of life

b)

Limited access to healthcare and education

c)

Lower wages

d)

Lack of job opportunities

33.

Match the following:

a)

rural areas

1.

areas with low concentrations of people

b)

urban areas

2.

areas with high concentrations of people

c)

suburbs

3.

primarily residential areas near cities

34.
Sparsely populated areas such as the country side
a)
Urban areas
b)
Rural areas
c)
Suburbs
d)
Urbanization
35.
Cities that are located on the outskirts of larger cities and serve many of the same functions of urban areas, but in sprawling, decentralized suburban environment are termed
a)
gateway cities
b)
Burgess Model cities
c)
edge cities
d)
sector cities
36.

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) ______.

a)
Megapolis 
b)
Urban area
c)
Urban sprawl
d)
Primate city 
37.

Boomburbs

a)

an area outside of the denser inner suburban area which has an economic andcommuting connection to the metro area, low housing density, and growth

b)

a relatively large urban area situated on the outskirts of a city, typically beside a major road

c)

a large metropolitan area with a population higher than 10 million

d)

a suburban city that is rapidly growing, is as large as a major city, but retains its suburban feel

38.

What does the Central Place Theory explain?

a)

The economic relationships between countries

b)

The distribution of social services in urban areas

c)

How settlements locate in relation to one another and their market areas

d)

The political structure of urban settlements