Unit 7 Questions
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. During the course of the 19th century, the growth of cities in the United States became increasingly dependent on access to
a.
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railroad transportation
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d.
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navigable waterways
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b.
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water power
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e.
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shorelines
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c.
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highway transportation
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____ 2. Which of the following is a distinct characterization of an East European city?
a.
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central park
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d.
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prominent religious buildings
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b.
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a well-developed retail sector
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e.
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luxury apartment buildings
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c.
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a large central square surrounded by government and administrative buildings
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____ 3. The almost continuous strip of urban centers that extends along the US Atlantic coast from north of Boston to sourthern Virginia is commonly called a(n):
a.
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primate city.
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d.
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oligopolis.
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b.
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megalopolis.
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e.
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super city.
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c.
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megacity.
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____ 4. Which of the following is a strong example of postmodern urban landscape?
a.
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Rome, Italy
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d.
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Washington D.C.
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b.
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Brasilia, Brazil
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e.
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London, England
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c.
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Cairo, Egypt
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____ 5. Which of the following is useful for describing a settlement node whose primary function is to provide support for the population in its hinterland?
a.
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Christaller’s model of central place
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d.
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Rostow’s model of economic development
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b.
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Concentric zone model
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e.
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Core-periphery model
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c.
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Von Thunen’s model of land use
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____ 6. Which of the following was NOT a reason for rapid suburbanization in the United States after the Second World War?
a.
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Mass production of the automobile
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d.
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Expansion of home construction
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b.
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Expansion of the interstate highway system
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e.
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Availabilty of low down payment terms and long-term mortgages
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c.
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Reduction in long-distance commuting
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____ 7. Which of the following is true?
a.
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three-fourths of people in LDCs live in urban settings.
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d.
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Latin American countries are more urban than LDCs elsewhere in the world
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b.
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MDCs are still rapidly urbanizing
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e.
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LDCs have a higher percentage of urban dwellers than MDCs
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c.
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In the United States, people with a higher social status live closer to the center of the city, while, in other parts of the world, more wealthy people live in suburbs.
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____ 8. Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a world city?
a.
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national and international seats of political power
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d.
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concentrations of business services
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b.
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important stock exchanges
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e.
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concentrations of cultural offerings
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c.
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a non-polarized social structure
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____ 9. Planned communities would most likely be found in what type of urban setting?
a.
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CBDs
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d.
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American suburbs
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b.
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Ghettos
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e.
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Transition zones
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c.
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Perifericos
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____ 10. Which structure(s) traditions occupies the center of an historic Asian city?
a.
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commercial buildings
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d.
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a religious building
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b.
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government office buildings
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e.
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a central market
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c.
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high density housing
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____ 11. The size of ancient cities was limited to a few thousand inhabitants mainly because
a.
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existing systems of food gathering, storing, and distribution would not have supported a larger population
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d.
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their inhabitants developed no systems of writing and record-keeping to help organize resources
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b.
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transportation between major cities was limited and slow
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e.
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they had an undeveloped social class system, so they had no powerful elites
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c.
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few early civilizations codified laws to ensure that society functioned smoothly
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____ 12. Which of the following is NOT one of the ten largest megacities in the world?
a.
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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d.
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Delhi, India
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b.
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Tokyo, Japan
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e.
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Seoul, South Korea
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c.
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Mexico City, Mexico
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____ 13. A city that is more than twice as large as the next largest city in a country is called a:
a.
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primate city.
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d.
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global city.
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b.
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metropolis.
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e.
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world city.
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c.
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megalopolis.
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____ 14. Which of the following is the best example of a central place with a large hinterland?
a.
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Tampa
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d.
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Fort Worth
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b.
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Buffalo
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e.
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Minneapolis
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c.
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Denver
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____ 15. The primary reason that more women than men live in or near central cities is the
a.
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gentrification of many urban neighborhoods
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d.
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lack of available housing in the suburbs
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b.
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superior level of city services that meet family needs
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e.
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growing number of employment opportunities for women
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c.
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feminization of poverty
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____ 16. All the facilities that support basic economic activities to such a degree that a city cannot function without them is called the
a.
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sprawl
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d.
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infrastructure
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b.
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base ratio
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e.
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hierarchy of central places
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c.
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urban influence zone
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____ 17.
According to the model, the road between which cities will have the highest volume of traffic
a.
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X and Q
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d.
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S and V
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b.
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S and Q
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e.
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U and S
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c.
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X and Y
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____ 18. Which of the following is not a characteristic of urban settlements as defined by Louis Wirth in the 1930s?
a.
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Large size
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d.
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intense feelings of belonging
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b.
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social heterogeneity
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e.
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all of the above are characteristics of urban settlements
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c.
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High density
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____ 19. Locational advantages important to the development of the earliest cities included
a.
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temperate climate and proximity to coal mines
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d.
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good connections by roads and canals
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b.
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productive agricultural land and defensible sites
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e.
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proximity to manufacturing areas
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c.
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availability of good harbors for large ships
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____ 20. Which of the following is the smallest scale of geographic inquiry by the U.S. census bureau?
a.
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County
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d.
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Metropolitan area
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b.
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Metropolitan statistical area
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e.
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Micropolitan atatistical area
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c.
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Census tract
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____ 21. Which of the following best describes edge cities?
a.
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They are gentrified communities
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d.
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They are located along freeways on the outskirts of major cities.
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b.
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They are designed in the Beautiful City tradition
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e.
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They are usually found in Europe and Asia
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c.
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They are small, isolated communities
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____ 22. Cities developed 4000 to 6000 years ago to provide a center for all of the following functions EXCEPT:
a.
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production.
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d.
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religion.
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b.
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trade.
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e.
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scientific study.
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c.
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protection.
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____ 23. All of the following are common preconditions found in areas that became urban hearths EXCEPT
a.
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a long growing season
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d.
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access to water sources
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b.
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social stratification
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e.
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arable land
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c.
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access to building materials
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____ 24. Which of the following are primate cities in their respective countries?
a.
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London, Seoul, Beijing
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d.
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New York, Montreal, Mexico City
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b.
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Paris, London, Seoul
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e.
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Paris, London, New York
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c.
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Berlin, Shanghai, Mumbai
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____ 25. The growth rate of the earliest cities in world history was made possible primarily by the development of
a.
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the ability of farmers to raise a surplus
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d.
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government capable of control
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b.
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large concentrated population
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e.
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job specialization
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c.
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diversification of villages
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____ 26. According to the sector model of North American city structure, members of low-income groups tend to live in which of the following places?
a.
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Evenly dispersed throughout the urban area
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d.
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Linear residential areas radiating from the center of the city outward
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b.
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The suburbs and rural areas only
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e.
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The inner-city only
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c.
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Peripheral temporary settlements
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____ 27. The deindustrialization trend is most evident today in
a.
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The United States and Europe
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d.
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China and Japan
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b.
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Southeast Asia and Latin America
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e.
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Latin America and Canada
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c.
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Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East
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____ 28. Which of the following groups of cities contains the best examples of central places with large hinterlands?
a.
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Baltimore, Ottowa, Duluth
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d.
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Miami, Philidelphia, and Quebec City
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b.
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San Diego, Milwaukee, and New Haven
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e.
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Atlanta, Denver, and Calgary
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c.
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Las Vegas, Victoria, and Buffalo
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____ 29. The coastal southern California and northern Baja, Mexico region can be described as a
a.
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central place
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d.
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megalopolis
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b.
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agglomeration
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e.
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megacity
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c.
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artificial construction
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____ 30. Many Latin American cities conform more or less to the
a.
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inner city decay theory
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d.
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the multinode model
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b.
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the sector model
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e.
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theory of ghettoization
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c.
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the concentric zone model
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____ 31. Which of the following rivers was NOT a cultural hearth of urbanization?
a.
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Rhine
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d.
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Huang He
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b.
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Euphrates
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e.
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Tigris
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c.
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Nile
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____ 32. Which of the following describes the gorwth of a city in a series of wedges out from the central business district?
a.
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Burgess’s central place theory
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d.
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core periphery model
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b.
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Hoyt’s sector model
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e.
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Harris and Ullman’s multiple nuclei theory
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c.
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Cristaller’s central place theory
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____ 33. According the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, a central county or counties with at least one urbanized area of at least 50,000 people, plus adjacent outlying counties with a large number of residents that commute in is called a
a.
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physical city
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d.
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megalopolis
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b.
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primate city
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e.
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nucleated settlement
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c.
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metropolitan statistical area
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____ 34. Which of the following is a true statement about classic models of city structure?
a.
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The central business district has the most dominant position in the multiple nuclei model
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d.
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The interaction between the central city and the suburbs is greatest in the urban realm model
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b.
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the concentric zone model does not have a transitional area
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e.
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the sector model is high influenced by transportation patterns
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c.
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The multiple nuclei model and the sector model are similar in that they both have only one core
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____ 35. Which is true of people living in urban settlements as opposed to rural settlements?
a.
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rural residents know only a small percentage of other residents
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d.
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rural residents have greater freedom
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b.
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urban residents have greater freedom
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e.
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urban residents know a greater percentage of other residents
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c.
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In urban areas, residents are related to a large percentage of other residents.
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____ 36. In cities like Baltimore, inner-city revitalization has transformed ______________ into gentrified urban neighborhoods.
a.
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ghettos
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d.
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agglomeration
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b.
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edge cities
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e.
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central business districts
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c.
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suburbs
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____ 37. Chicago’s relative location near other major city networks gave the urban place a comparative advantage for successful economic growth. This statement best describes Chicago’s
a.
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density
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d.
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site
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b.
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threshold
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e.
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situation
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c.
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functional zonation
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____ 38. A crucial part of Christaller’s cental place theory is the fact that goods and services vary in range and:
a.
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quantity.
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d.
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access.
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b.
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spatial distribution.
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e.
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threshold.
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c.
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quality.
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____ 39. Nucleated settlement patterns are most likely to result in the formation of many
a.
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hamlets
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d.
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large cities
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b.
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towns
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e.
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mid-sized cities
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c.
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megacities
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____ 40. An urban center that is disproportianately larger than the second largest city in a country and that dominates the country’s social, political, and economic activities can be best classified as
a.
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a conurbation
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d.
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an imperial city
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b.
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a megalopolis
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e.
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an edge city
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c.
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a primate city
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____ 41. A large node of office and commercial land use outside the central city with more jobs than residents is a(n):
a.
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edge city.
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d.
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suburb.
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b.
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gated community.
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e.
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town.
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c.
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primate city.
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____ 42.
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