WorksheetsWG Unit 3 Vocabulary Review Questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is the term for a developed, densely populated area where most inhabitants have nonagricultural jobs?
Metropolis
Rural
Urban
Suburban
Which term describes a mostly residential area just outside the borders of an urban area?
Inner City
Rural
Suburban
Urban Center
What is the process called where wealthier people move into a poor urban area, improving housing and attracting new businesses?
Diversity
Sprawl
Gentrification
Nationalism
Which term refers to the spread of population beyond urban limits, converting farmland into more urban or suburban landscapes?
Inner City
Metropolis
Sprawl
Urban Center
What is the term for a large city that is usually the chief city of an area?
Urban
Rural
Suburban
Metropolis
Which site is characterized by a land formation surrounded entirely by water?
Island Site
Oasis Site
Harbor Site
Hilltop Site
What is the term for the coast along a body of water deep enough to dock ships and provide refuge from oceanic waves?
Island Site
Fall Line Site
Harbor Site
Confluence Site
Which site is known for having water and vegetation in the middle of a desert?
Hilltop Site
Oasis Site
Island Site
Harbor Site
What is the term for the place where two or more rivers flow into one another?
Harbor Site
Hilltop Site
Fall Line Site
Confluence Site
Which site provides a natural defensive advantage due to its elevated land formations?
Confluence Site
Island Site
Hilltop Site
Oasis Site
What is the term for fundamental facilities and systems serving an area, such as transportation and communication systems?
Nationalism
Diversity
Media
Infrastructure
Which term describes having a variety of people and cultures within a given area?
Sprawl
Diversity
Nationalism
Gentrification
What is the term for monuments, symbols, and landmarks that cultivate feelings of pride in one's country or region?
Diversity
Nationalism
Media
Infrastructure
Which term refers to television, radio, and newspaper establishments often found in urban areas?
Media
Diversity
Infrastructure
Nationalism
What is the term for a connection hub for infrastructure, commerce, media, industry, and government?
Urban Center
Rural
Inner City
Suburban
Which term describes an area of a city with urban housing, such as high-rise apartment buildings and diverse cultural centers?
Rural
Suburban
Urban Center
Inner City
What is the term for the location where a city is built?
Island Site
City's Site
Harbor Site
City's Situation
Which term describes why a city was built in a particular location?
City's Site
Fall Line Site
City's Situation
Confluence Site
Which site is characterized by the dividing line separating water descending from higher elevation into a coastal plain?
Confluence Site
Hilltop Site
Fall Line Site
Harbor Site
Which term describes an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people?
Suburban
Metropolis
Urban
Rural
