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WG Unit 3 Vocabulary Review Questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a developed, densely populated area where most inhabitants have nonagricultural jobs?

a)

Metropolis

b)

Rural

c)

Urban

d)

Suburban

2.

Which term describes a mostly residential area just outside the borders of an urban area?

a)

Inner City

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

d)

Urban Center

3.

What is the process called where wealthier people move into a poor urban area, improving housing and attracting new businesses?

a)

Diversity

b)

Sprawl

c)

Gentrification

d)

Nationalism

4.

Which term refers to the spread of population beyond urban limits, converting farmland into more urban or suburban landscapes?

a)

Inner City

b)

Metropolis

c)

Sprawl

d)

Urban Center

5.

What is the term for a large city that is usually the chief city of an area?

a)

Urban

b)

Rural

c)

Suburban

d)

Metropolis

6.

Which site is characterized by a land formation surrounded entirely by water?

a)

Island Site

b)

Oasis Site

c)

Harbor Site

d)

Hilltop Site

7.

What is the term for the coast along a body of water deep enough to dock ships and provide refuge from oceanic waves?

a)

Island Site

b)

Fall Line Site

c)

Harbor Site

d)

Confluence Site

8.

Which site is known for having water and vegetation in the middle of a desert?

a)

Hilltop Site

b)

Oasis Site

c)

Island Site

d)

Harbor Site

9.

What is the term for the place where two or more rivers flow into one another?

a)

Harbor Site

b)

Hilltop Site

c)

Fall Line Site

d)

Confluence Site

10.

Which site provides a natural defensive advantage due to its elevated land formations?

a)

Confluence Site

b)

Island Site

c)

Hilltop Site

d)

Oasis Site

11.

What is the term for fundamental facilities and systems serving an area, such as transportation and communication systems?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Diversity

c)

Media

d)

Infrastructure

12.

Which term describes having a variety of people and cultures within a given area?

a)

Sprawl

b)

Diversity

c)

Nationalism

d)

Gentrification

13.

What is the term for monuments, symbols, and landmarks that cultivate feelings of pride in one's country or region?

a)

Diversity

b)

Nationalism

c)

Media

d)

Infrastructure

14.

Which term refers to television, radio, and newspaper establishments often found in urban areas?

a)

Media

b)

Diversity

c)

Infrastructure

d)

Nationalism

15.

What is the term for a connection hub for infrastructure, commerce, media, industry, and government?

a)

Urban Center

b)

Rural

c)

Inner City

d)

Suburban

16.

Which term describes an area of a city with urban housing, such as high-rise apartment buildings and diverse cultural centers?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban Center

d)

Inner City

17.

What is the term for the location where a city is built?

a)

Island Site

b)

City's Site

c)

Harbor Site

d)

City's Situation

18.

Which term describes why a city was built in a particular location?

a)

City's Site

b)

Fall Line Site

c)

City's Situation

d)

Confluence Site

19.

Which site is characterized by the dividing line separating water descending from higher elevation into a coastal plain?

a)

Confluence Site

b)

Hilltop Site

c)

Fall Line Site

d)

Harbor Site

20.

Which term describes an open swath of land that has few homes or other buildings, and not very many people?

a)

Suburban

b)

Metropolis

c)

Urban

d)

Rural